Archive and recent photos show how three years of war left Gaza’s streets, landmarks and public spaces unrecognisable.


Maram Humaid is Al Jazeera English's digital correspondent in Gaza
Archive and recent photos show how three years of war left Gaza’s streets, landmarks and public spaces unrecognisable.

Palestinians displaced by war chose cherished items, revealing poignant stories amid devastation in Gaza.

War has devastated Gaza’s economy, education, healthcare, infrastructure and public services, transforming life.

A young mother has lost two husbands and two children during Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza.
![Nisreen Touman has lost two children during the war [Abdelhakim Abu Riash/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/873A9562-copy-1791022748.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Three years of Israel’s war has left families in Gaza living in damaged buildings, with few safe alternatives available.
![Masada Abu Jarad shows the ceiling of the destroyed home she lives in fearing the structure could collapse. [Abdelhakim Abu Riash/ Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/873A5201-copy-1790279950.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Palestinians are following the campaign, but few feel next month’s vote will make their lives any better.
![A tent camp sheltering displaced Palestinians in Gaza City [File: Dawoud Abu Alkas/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2026-09-04T083135Z_1547578087_RC28CNAX5OKL_RTRMADP_3_ISRAEL-ELECTION-GAZA-EXPULSION-1788660218.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Amid Gaza’s food crisis, bread remains a staple as displaced families use communal ovens to save on costly fuel.

After nearly three years of disruption, children return to school in Gaza in makeshift spaces with scarce resources.
![Jihad, 11, right, and Ibrahim, 10, left, return to school after two years of disrupted education due to displacement [Abdelhakim Abu Riash/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/873A0689-copy-1789885506.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Gaza’s war-damaged buildings highlight families’ fears of living in unsafe ruins.

Gaza families face difficult choices: send children to schools in tents with few resources to pay for private school.
![The new school year has not yet officially begun in Gaza. According to the Ministry of Education, classes are scheduled to start on September 19 [Abdelhakim Abu Riash/ Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/B09A9064-copy-1789372825.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)