Hundreds of football fans across Gaza gathered among the ruins of shattered buildings to watch Tuesday's Argentina v Egypt World Cup match, with thousands viewing screenings projected onto sheets despite continuing Israeli military operations.
Egypt's head coach Hossam Hassan used the post-match stage to call for greater support for Palestinians after his side's 3-2 defeat. The screenings carried a heavy cost: hours before kickoff, an Israeli strike killed Mohammad al Waheidi, one of the main organisers of the public viewings.
Although a ceasefire has nominally been in place in Gaza since last October, Israeli attacks and military operations have not stopped. More than 1,000 Palestinians have been killed and nearly 3,500 wounded since the truce began, according to Gaza's health ministry. Fans still turned out en masse to cheer for Egypt, even as the result went against them.