SHOTLIST: GAZA STRIP, PALESTINE (MAY 8, 2025) (ANADOLU – ACCESS ALL) 1. VARIOUS OF PALESTINIAN CHILDREN DANCING IN STREET / OTHERS WATCHING (AUDIO OF MUSIC) 2. (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) DANCING TRAINER MOHAMMED AL-SHAFI SAYING: "We formed this team because this means a lot to the children. It helps them release negative energy, turning it into positive energy through the sport. That’s why we wanted to create a team and teach these kids these skills, playing this sport in the streets because the occupiers destroyed the clubs. At the same time, it gives children a healthy outlet to release built-up emotions, rather than being exposed to violence, conflict, and death. Through this sport, they are able to forget those harsh realities and feel part of a world focused on learning and growth. The occupier has deprived them of food, and they don’t have enough to eat to continue this sport because it requires proper nutrition and health. So we try to provide them with more than just the chance to play; we give them support to keep going." 3. VARIOUS OF CHILDREN DANCING IN STREET 4. (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) 13-YEAR OLD DANCER, MUNASHIK AL-SHAFI, SAYING: "My name is Munashik Al-Shafi, and I play parkour and breaking (breakdancing). My friends and I practice this sport to lift our spirits and play it professionally. We want to show the world that despite everything, we still have hope. We want to overcome the darkness of war that we are living through. We play in the streets because the war is still ongoing, and we are in constant danger, with debris everywhere. But when I see an end to the war, I see myself still playing, still doing what I love." 5. VARIOUS OF CHILDREN DANCING IN STREETGAZA STRIP, PALESTINE - MAY 8, 2025: In the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, where playgrounds, gyms, and sports clubs have all been destroyed by Israeli attacks, children continue to dance in the streets, symbolizing hope amid the devastation. Gathering among the ruins, young Palestinians perform dance routines, trying to escape the psychological impact of the ongoing conflict. "We want to overcome the darkness of war that we are living through. We play in the streets because the war is still ongoing, and we are in constant danger, with debris everywhere," said 13-year-old Munashik Al-Shafi, one of the young dancers. He and his friends "want to show the world that despite everything, we still have hope." Their instructor, 20-year-old Mohammed Al-Shafi, shared how dancing helps the children and allows them to transform the negative energy into something positive. "... It gives children a healthy outlet to release built-up emotions, rather than being exposed to violence, conflict, and death. Through this sport, they are able to forget those harsh realities and feel part of a world focused on learning and growth," he told. The instructor also emphasized the importance of proper nutrition and healthcare and said "the occupier has deprived them of food, and they don’t have enough to eat to continue this sport." Since March 2, Israel has closed Gaza’s crossings, blocking essential supplies from entering the enclave despite multiple reports of famine in the war-devastated territory. More than 52,600 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza in a brutal Israeli onslaught since October 2023, most of them women and children. The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants in November for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza. Israel also faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its war on the enclave.