Palestinian baseball coach Mahmoud Tafesh uses a makeshift bat and tennis balls during baseball training session for women in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip March 19, 2017. Picture taken March 19, 2017. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem - RTX31T03Show moreShow less
Palestinian women take part in a baseball training session in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip March 19, 2017. Picture taken March 19, 2017. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem - RTX31SZSShow moreShow less
Palestinian women take part in a baseball training session in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip March 19, 2017. Picture taken March 19, 2017. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem - RTX31T01Show moreShow less
Palestinian women take part in a baseball training session in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip March 19, 2017. Picture taken March 19, 2017. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem - RTX31SZXShow moreShow less
Palestinian women take part in a baseball training session in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip March 19, 2017. Picture taken March 19, 2017. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem - RTX31T04Show moreShow less
A makeshift bat, tennis balls and a glove are seen during baseball training session for women in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip March 19, 2017. Picture taken March 19, 2017. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem - RTX31SZQShow moreShow less
Palestinian women take part in a baseball training session in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip March 19, 2017. Picture taken March 19, 2017. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem - RTX31T05Show moreShow less
Palestinian baseball coach Mahmoud Tafesh uses a makeshift bat and tennis ball during baseball training session for women in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip March 19, 2017. Picture taken March 19, 2017. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem - RTX31SZYShow moreShow less
Palestinian women run during a baseball training session in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip March 19, 2017. Picture taken March 19, 2017. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem - RTX31T0AShow moreShow less
A Palestinian woman is seen through a cloth sheet as she watches a baseball training session in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip March 19, 2017. Picture taken March 19, 2017. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem - RTX31SZVShow moreShow less
A makeshift bat and a glove are seen during baseball training session for women in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip March 19, 2017. Picture taken March 19, 2017. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem - RTX31T07Show moreShow less
Palestinian baseball coach Mahmoud Tafesh gestures as he trains women in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip March 19, 2017. Picture taken March 19, 2017. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem - RTX31SZWShow moreShow less
Introducing baseball: Hope finds its way to Gaza Strip
Mahmoud Tafesh is introducing baseball to the Gaza Strip and eventually hopes to form a national team to compete in Asian baseball championships.