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A tent camp for displaced Palestinians stretches along Gaza City, Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025.

Video. Gaza troupe rehearses daily in shadow of bombing and displacement

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In war-torn Gaza, musicians from the Edward Said National Conservatory are rebuilding their artistic troupe after a year of rehearsals amid displacement and destruction.

Staff and students hold daily sessions in refugee camps, practising instruments and patriotic songs despite the ongoing war.

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In the besieged northern Gaza Strip, the group performed a work by Egyptian legend Umm Kulthum alongside Palestinian national pieces. Oud instructor Dr Ismail Daoud introduced the ensemble from the northern refugee camp, saying they had trained collectively for a year in makeshift settings.

The troupe’s performances, held among the ruins, reflect efforts to maintain cultural life amid the ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip.

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