Ahmed Soboh, 15, is welcomed by his relatives a day before his wedding party, in Beit Lahiya, near the border between Israel and the northern Gaza Strip Photograph: Mohammed Salem/ReutersAhmed kisses the father of bride-to-be a day before his wedding Photograph: Mohammed Salem/ReutersThe mother of the young groom helps him prepare for his wedding partyPhotograph: Mohammed Salem/Reuters
Traditional henna designs on the groom's hands. Ahmed works with his father as a road cleaner earning $5 per dayPhotograph: Mohammed Salem/ReutersAhmed Soboh, 15, and his bride Tala, 14, stand inside Tala's house during their wedding party in Beit LahiyaPhotograph: Mohammed Salem/ReutersTala Soboh washes clothes at home Photograph: Mohammed Salem/ReutersThe newlywed couple pose Photograph: Mohammed Salem/ReutersThe young couple with other relatives in their family's three-room homePhotograph: Mohammed Abed/AFP/Getty ImagesAhmed sits inside his bedroom two days after his marriagePhotograph: Mohammed Salem/ReutersThe newlyweds ride on a donkey cart on the way to Gaza's beach two days after their marriage Photograph: Mohammed Salem/ReutersThe couple walk on the beach two days after their marriage Photograph: Mohammed Salem/ReutersThe couple eat breakfast at their house Photograph: Mohammed Salem/ReutersThe newlyweds live in the family's three-room home, sharing it with nine relativesPhotograph: Mohammed Salem/Reuters
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