Nitzanim (Israel): It's approaching 100 degrees Fahrenheit on the Mediterranean coast and the only way to cool off is to take a dip.
The beach at Nitzanim in Israel is filled with what appear to be vacationers, but instead, they're people from northern Israel who fled south to escape the constant Hezbollah rocket attacks.
There are 6,000 people in this tent city and hundreds more are on the waiting list. But while the rockets are still flying up north, few families are leaving.
There's little privacy, but there is food and entertainment. And most importantly, no rockets. In fact, at a cost of half a million dollars a day, you could call it a luxury refugee camp.
Controversial Israeli-Russian billionaire, Arcady Gaydamak, foots the bill for the camp to promote what he calls 'jewish solidarity'.
The make shift city was built in 48 hours. It has its own police force, synagogue and medical facilities.
"Their state of mind when they came here was already extremely stressed, to begin with. So the whole idea to help them relax and keep them busy as much as we can and avoid all kinds of stress related outcomes," says an organiser, Tony Lipos.
Living in this tent city is like living in a different world for many of these residents of northern Israel.
But one of the reminders that they're not on holiday and their country is at war is the sound of fighter jets overhead.
While the sand and the sea would seem a desirable distraction, everyone we spoke to said they just want to go home.
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