On Friday, children in Gaza seized the opportunity of a two-hour pause in the bombing, which turned out to be an unofficial ceasefire meant for the transfer of two American hostages to the International Red Cross, mediated by Qatar. The sea was their destination and refuge before night fell and the sounds of airstrikes returned to dominate once more. **Press Coverage:** Under the threat of bombing and despite everything!.. Children take advantage of the brief stop in Israeli shelling to swim in the sea of Deir al-Balah in the Gaza Strip.