IN PICTURES: The Swedish village of Gaza

A pipe pours sewage directly into the sea polluting the sea water and threatening the health of local citizens when they go swimming or fishing (MEE/Mohammed Asad)

Om Moshear Ashour and her children in the kitchen (MEE/Mohammed Asad)

The modest houses largely have tin roofs (MEE/Mohammed Asad)

A monument to the village. The name, the Swedish village rose as a result of historic Swedish support for this area (MEE/Mohammed Asad)

There is no room to dry clothes inside since the homes are so small and so washing/drying is done outside.(MEE/Mohammed Asad)

Mr Raafat Hassona talks to Mohammed Omer about the general problems in the village and the lack of clean pathways (MEE/Mohammed Asad)

Locals blame the poor sanitation in the streets of the village for the spread of disease (MEE/Mohammed Asad)

A local Gazan is trying to raise ducks and birds in his house in order to help him feed his family (MEE/Mohammed Asad)

The head of the village Ali Audah (Abo Fathi) (MEE/Mohammed Asad)

The children of this village - as with much of Gaza - lack safe playing facilities (MEE/Mohammed Asad)

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