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Gaza's lifeguards are working with minimal or improvised equipment, including whistles, as shortages caused by the ongoing blockade and war-related destruction leave them ill-equipped to handle growing numbers of swimmers seeking relief at the coast. Palestinians have increasingly flocked to Gaza's beaches amid the destruction of much of the territory's infrastructure and searing summer conditions. The report highlights the broader humanitarian strain in Gaza, where basic safety equipment and public services remain scarce more than ten months after the war began, even as a fragile ceasefire holds.