A generation of Palestinian boys in Ramallah lead split lives, at home with their families, and risking their lives with their friends. The photographer stayed with the boys as they fought, played and rested near the frontline of the Middle East conflict.

A generation of Palestinian boys in Ramallah lead split lives, at home with their families, and risking their lives with their friends. The photographer stayed with the boys as they fought, played and rested near the frontline of the Middle East conflict.

In the City-Inn area, Palestinian boys provoke Israeli soldiers by throwing stones. One of the teenagers, Mohammed, advances towards Israeli soldiers. A generation of Palestinian boys in Ramallah lead split lives, at home with their families, and risking their lives with their friends. The photographer stayed with the boys as they fought, played and rested near the frontline of the Middle East conflict.

Mohammed was photographed hours before he was killed by a sniper. A generation of Palestinian boys in Ramallah lead split lives, at home with their families, and risking their lives with their friends. The photographer stayed with the boys as they fought, played and rested near the frontline of the Middle East conflict.

Boys at the funeral of a member of Fatah, an armed Palestinian faction. The boys said they shared the organization's goal of an independent Palestine. A generation of Palestinian boys in Ramallah lead split lives, at home with their families, and risking their lives with their friends. The photographer stayed with the boys as they fought, played and rested near the frontline of the Middle East conflict.

A generation of Palestinian boys in Ramallah lead split lives, at home with their families, and risking their lives with their friends. The photographer stayed with the boys as they fought, played and rested near the frontline of the Middle East conflict.

A generation of Palestinian boys in Ramallah lead split lives, at home with their families, and risking their lives with their friends. The photographer stayed with the boys as they fought, played and rested near the frontline of the Middle East conflict.

Away from the frontline, Ahmed and his younger brother rest at the local swimming club. A generation of Palestinian boys in Ramallah lead split lives, at home with their families, and risking their lives with their friends. The photographer stayed with the boys as they fought, played and rested near the frontline of the Middle East conflict.

A generation of Palestinian boys in Ramallah lead split lives, at home with their families, and risking their lives with their friends. The photographer stayed with the boys as they fought, played and rested near the frontline of the Middle East conflict.

A generation of Palestinian boys in Ramallah lead split lives, at home with their families, and risking their lives with their friends. The photographer stayed with the boys as they fought, played and rested near the frontline of the Middle East conflict.

Masked and hooded, Palestinian boys train for combat, learning from their older brothers. A generation of Palestinian boys in Ramallah lead split lives, at home with their families, and risking their lives with their friends. The photographer stayed with the boys as they fought, played and rested near the frontline of the Middle East conflict.

Away from the frontline, Ahmed's passion is flying kites. He plays with them outside his home. A generation of Palestinian boys in Ramallah lead split lives, at home with their families, and risking their lives with their friends. The photographer stayed with the boys as they fought, played and rested near the frontline of the Middle East conflict.

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