Mona Khader poses for a photo near the tent, in which she lives in the Gaza Strip, on October 29, 2009. The 5-year-old girl Mona has been living in the tent of 17 square meters for four months with her parents and four sisters in the Gaza Strip. The house of the Khaders, a two-story building with a garden, was totally destroyed during Israel's military offensives against the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip last winter. The Khaders have been squeezing in the tent, which was set up with the help of UN organizations near the debris of their house.Life here is really tough, especially for the young girls. The small tent is divided into two parts by a plastic sheet, the inner part of which is the girls' bedroom as well as study. They have to endure the heat in summer and the coldness in winter in the tent. What's worse, the roof of the shabby tent leaks when it rains, although Mona's father tries his best to cover the roof with plastic sheets.In order to go home as early as she can to look after her youngest sisters, Mona takes a shortcut to the tent through the debris after school every day. And then she will study or play at the desk with her sisters. The most favorite game of the introverted girl is to build houses at the sand pile near the debris, as if she tries to retrieve their house ruined during the Israeli military operations.As the only breadwinner of the family of seven persons, Mona's father has tried sorts of arduous work since the end of the operations. He even took the dangerous job of digging underground tunnels and got hurt when the tunnel collapsed. Even so, he endeavors to let his daughters lead a happy life and have a pleasant childhood. [Xinhua]

Mona Khader poses for a photo outside the tent, in which she lives in the Gaza Strip, on October 29, 2009. [Xinhua]