As bombs shatter Gaza, boxing coach emboldens girls

Israel's offensive in Gaza has pulverised most of its sports facilities and equipment but that has not stopped boxing coach Osama Ayoub training Palestinian girls in a tent camp that offers no protection from air strikes or shelling. The boxing club where girls once learned to jab, build their stamina and make friends has been demolished. There is no protective equipment, ring or punch bags in the open-air sandy space between the tents where displaced girls now practice – a mattress and pillow will have to do – but Ayoub says the training has helped them overcome their fear of war.