![Palestinians take part in a protest to show solidarity with Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails, in front of Red cross office in Gaza city Palestinians take part in a protest to show solidarity with Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails, in front of Red cross office in Gaza city on 16 July, 2018 [Bashar Zakri/Apaimages]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/160718_BZ_00-9.jpg?w=415&h=257&ssl=1)
Palestinians take part in a protest to show solidarity with Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails, in front of Red cross office in Gaza city on 16 July, 2018 [Bashar Zakri/Apaimages]
![Palestinian children swim at the seaport of Gaza City Palestinian children swim at the seaport of Gaza City on July 17, 2018, while the fishing zone enforced by Israel off the Gaza Strip was also reduced from six nautical miles to three. Israel tightened its blockade of the Gaza Strip partly over kites carrying firebombs to set alight Israeli farmland, as concerns mounted over whether the rudimentary devices could spark another war [Ashraf Amra/Apaimages]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/170718_ASH_00-8-1.jpg?w=415&h=257&ssl=1)
Palestinian children swim at the seaport of Gaza City on July 17, 2018, while the fishing zone enforced by Israel off the Gaza Strip was also reduced from six nautical miles to three. Israel tightened its blockade of the Gaza Strip partly over kites carrying firebombs to set alight Israeli farmland, as concerns mounted over whether the rudimentary devices could spark another war [Ashraf Amra/Apaimages]