They are shopping like normal, buying clothing and food for Ramadan, going to restaurants, with no social distancing, no face masks and seemingly no worries.
A new mall was opened in Gaza last week, and this is what it looked like:
Here is what the souk looks like.
The incomparable Imshin shows more of life in Gaza nowadays, and it sure seems more normal than life in the US.
And here is a video of the grand opening of the new Al-Danaf Hyper Mall (Meat City) in Nusseirat, made by 2 teenage #Gaza YouTubers, Saja & Sujud. Upload date 15 April 2020. #TheGazaYouDontSee— Imshin (@imshin) April 16, 2020
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Nedaa takes Adam and Yazan out in #Gaza to buy new clothes for Ramadan. #TheGazaYouDontSee— Imshin (@imshin) April 19, 2020
Source: https://t.co/PP2KnpsqHu pic.twitter.com/2qH7CRbLIS
Going to AlSaj restaurant in #Gaza City for lunch. #TheGazaYouDontSee— Imshin (@imshin) April 20, 2020
Uploaded to YouTube on 18 April 2020.
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What about life in the "refugee camps"? Well, you can buy this apartment in the Jabalia camp:
Apartment for sale in Jabalia "refugee" Camp #Gaza#TheGazaYouDontSee— Imshin (@imshin) April 16, 2020
Source: https://t.co/y30fZKdyUX pic.twitter.com/QHiArqH4nL
This is the sort of thing that journalists seem to miss - every day of every year.