Out of the rubble and on to the beach: Gaza’s junior surf lifesavers return to the waves after three years of war
Just 15 of Gaza’s 45 Nippers have been found since the conflict disrupted the program.
Last month, the program finally restarted As a group of smiling children in yellow and black rash vests bundled towards the beach near the Al-Shati refugee camp through concrete alleys lined with rubbish, rubble and the occasional bullet hole, Hassan Al-Habeel felt joy again.
The Palestinian man, in his 40s, oversaw the return of Gaza Nippers, Palestine’s chapter of the popular Australian junior surf life saving program, last month after three years.
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