1,300 Gaza children take part in swimming class to cope with war trauma.

SHOTLIST: KHAN YOUNIS, GAZA STRIP, PALESTINE (AUG. 21, 2026) 1. VARIOUS OF GAZAN CHILDREN STANDING ON BEACH 2. CHILDREN RUNNING INTO WATER (TWO SHOTS) 3. VARIOUS OF CHILDREN WARMING UP ON BEACH 4. FARAH ABU KHALEB, GAZAN CHILD ATTENDING EVENT, SPEAKING TO REPORTER (Arabic) 5. VARIOUS OF GAZAN CHILDREN STANDING ON BEACH 6. VARIOUS OF GAZAN CHILDREN PLAYING IN SEA 7. AMJAD TANTESH, ORGANIZER OF EVENT, SPEAKING TO REPORTER (Arabic) 8. VARIOUS OF CHILDREN PLAYING IN SEA 9. VARIOUS OF CHILDREN WALKING TO BEACHKHAN YOUNIS, GAZA STRIP, PALESTINE — AUG. 21, 2026: A swimming class was held for 1,300 children in Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip on Friday, Aug. 21, as part of an initiative aimed at helping them cope with the psychological effects of the war. The initiative seeks to provide children with an opportunity to stay active through swimming while helping them recover from the trauma of the conflict. According to the latest figures from Gaza’s Health Ministry, Israeli violations of the ceasefire agreement since October 2025 have killed 1,283 Palestinians and injured 4,248 others. The agreement was reached to end Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza which began on Oct. 8, 2023 with US support, but Israel later continued it in multiple forms.