June 2003. UNRWA Operations Support Officer approaches an Israeli tank on the only remaining road between Erez and Gaza city in order to negotiate passage of an UNRWA convoy carrying UNRWA staff living in Beit Hanoun to their work places in Gaza City.

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May 2003. Palestinian workers crowding at the only road open from Erez to Gaza, while Israeli soldiers establish an effective roadblock using concrete blocks.

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April 2003. Swedish Village, Al Mawasi, Gaza. The outdoor kitchen of the Najar family inside the Al Mawasi area in the most south eastern corner of Gaza. The family is preparing their dinner mostly consisting of bread from flour distributed by UNRWA and baked in the traditional clay oven. The family lives with running water one hour per day and without electricity except from 5 to 12 o’clock in the evening when the municipal generator is running. (Photo by S. Matz).

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February 2003. Khan Younis, Gaza. UNRWA Elementary Co-Educational School in Khan Younis is very close to the “frontline” between Khan Younis and Israeli military positions guarding the nearby Israeli settlements. The frequent exchange of gunfire often causes damages to the school. In spite of the visible UN flag the outer walls of the building is riddled with bullet holes. (Photo by S. Matz).