Palestinian students enjoy a circus performance, in Deir al-Balah in the center of Gaza Strip, on September 12, 2021. Members of Gaza stars circus school launched an initiative to entertain Palestinian children in marginalized and poor areas and children who were affected by the recent 11-days conflict between Israeli and Hamas. The Gaza Strip remains in ruins four months after a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Gaza militants ended eleven days of violence that claimed the lives of more than 250, including at least 67 children, the worst conflict since the 2014 war. Photo by Ashraf Amra