A fine weekend in Gaza ends with a spectacular lightning storm - in pictures

Both sheet and fork lightning lit up the area

Lightning lights up the sky over central Gaza strip during a storm in Gaza Strip. EPA

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Lightning illuminates the sky during a storm in the Gaza Strip.

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A dramatic Gaza sky, with forks of lightning.

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Storm clouds gather over a Gaza beach.

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Flooding at Al Shati camp for Palestinian refugees in Gaza city.

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Unloading a mattress in the rain at Al Shati camp.

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A rainbow above the port in Gaza City.

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Palestinian horsemen ride on the beach at sunset in Gaza city.

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Selling roasted sweet potatoes at a Gaza city beach.