Fishermen badly hit

→ Boats destroyed, many now relying on makeshift equipment to eke out a living.

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Balanced calmly on top of what was once a refrigerator door, fisherman Khaled Habib uses a makeshift paddle to propel himself through the waters of Gaza City's fishing port. Israeli bombardment over more than 15 months of war between Israel and Hamas has destroyed most of the boats in the harbour, wrecking the fishermen's means of making a living.

"We're in a very difficult situation today and struggling with the fishing. There are no fishing boats left.

"They've all been destroyed and tossed on the ground," Habib said.

"I made this 'boat' from refrigerator doors and cork – and, thankfully, it worked."

So he could continue feeding his family, Habib came up with the idea of stuffing cork into old fridge doors to make them buoyant.

He covered one side with wood and the other with plastic sheeting to help make the makeshift paddle board waterproof.