Gym Rat in Gaza': Bodybuilder Mohamed Hatem overcomes adversity amid war
Briefly

"I try to escape the frightening reality while I exercise. It's as if I were outside of Gaza entirely. This is the feeling that takes me over when I practise bodybuilding."
"His real strength lies in his inventiveness. He uses makeshift equipment in a tiny room in his grandmother's home in Khan Younis to work out."
"Hatem has been displaced 10 times since the war began 13 months ago, and like many, he frequently struggles with severe food shortages."
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