Medo Halimy, whose social media posts and videos documented daily life in Gaza, was sitting with his friend at the Brand Cafe in Khan Younis Tuesday when the teens were hit by shrapnel from a nearby airstrike. His friend survived, but Halimy died of his injuries.

Nafin Abu Al-Jidyan says her son was crawling normally, until one day, he developed a fever followed by vomiting. She rushed him to the Al-Aqsa Hospital, where staff ran tests and confirmed Abdul Rahman had contracted polio.

Ousama Ayoub, a boxing coach, runs makeshift boxing classes in displacement camps in Khan Younis. Mai Ayoub, 17, said boxing helps relieve the stress of living through a war and being displaced. She hopes to one day compete in international games as a boxer.

Mohammed Mahdi Abu Al-Qumsan, 26, was on his way to pick up birth certificates for his newborn twins when he received the call: Aysal, Ayser and their mother Jumana were killed in an Israeli strike.

Ibrahim Salem spent 52 days of his eight months in Israeli custody at a detention facility in the Negev desert, where, he says, he was physically and psychologically tormented and beaten. He spoke to CBC about his time at Sde Teiman and the leaked photo of him that became symbolic of the abuse Palestinians who've been swept up in Israel's military operation inside Gaza say they've endured.

Yahya Sinwar is seen as a hard-liner, even within Hamas. Some Palestinians feel that his military background might strain negotiations. Israel has also vowed to kill him, as he is widely seen as the mastermind behind the devastating Oct. 7 attack.

In 10 months of the Israel-Hamas war, many Palestinians have had to find alternative places to shelter due to overcrowding in schools and hospitals. Some have taken refuge on the street and others in cemeteries in Khan Younis.