In photos: Married life at 14 in Gaza
Reuters photojournalist Mohammed Salem captured a teenaged wedding in war torn Gaza
Young Palestinian groom Ahmed Soboh, 15, is welcomed by his relatives a day before his wedding party with his bride Tala (not pictured), 14, in the town of Beit Lahiya, near the border between Israel and the northern Gaza Strip September 23, 2013. The newlyweds live in the family's three-room home, sharing it with nine relatives.MOHAMMED SALEM/Reuters
The mother of young Palestinian groom Ahmed Soboh, 15, helps him prepare for his wedding party with his bride Tala, 14, in the town of Beit Lahiya, near the border between Israel and the northern Gaza Strip September 24, 2013. Ahmed works with his father as a road cleaner earning $5 per day.MOHAMMED SALEM/Reuters
Young Palestinian groom Ahmed Soboh, 15, shows traditional henna designs on his hands before the wedding party to his bride Tala, 14, in the town of Beit Lahiya, near the border between Israel and the northern Gaza Strip September 24, 2013.MOHAMMED SALEM/Reuters
Young Palestinian bride Tala Soboh (2nd R), 14, and her groom Ahmed, 15, leave Tala's house during their wedding party in the town of Beit Lahiya, near the border between Israel and the northern Gaza Strip September 24, 2013.MOHAMMED SALEM/Reuters
Young Palestinian groom Ahmed Soboh, 15, and his bride Tala, 14, stand inside Tala's house during their wedding party in the town of Beit Lahiya, near the border between Israel and the northern Gaza Strip September 24, 2013.MOHAMMED SALEM/Reuters
Newly married Tala Soboh, 14, poses for a photograph with her 15-year-old husband Ahmed two days after their marriage in the town of Beit Lahiya, near the border between Israel and the northern Gaza Strip September 26, 2013.MOHAMMED SALEM/Reuters
Newly married Tala Soboh, 14, looks at her 15-year-old husband Ahmed two days after their marriage in the town of Beit Lahiya, near the border between Israel and the northern Gaza Strip September 26, 2013.MOHAMMED SALEM/Reuters
Newly married Tala Soboh, 14, dresses herself as her 15-year-old husband Ahmed is seen reflected in a mirror two days after their marriage in the town of Beit Lahiya, near the border between Israel and the northern Gaza Strip September 26, 2013.MOHAMMED SALEM/Reuters
Newly married Tala Soboh, 14, washes clothes at the home of her 15-year-old husband Ahmed, two days after their marriage, in the town of Beit Lahiya, near the border between Israel and the northern Gaza Strip September 26, 2013.MOHAMMED SALEM/Reuters
Newly married Tala Soboh, 14, sweeps the house of her 15-year-old husband Ahmed, two days after their marriage, in the town of Beit Lahiya, near the border between Israel and the northern Gaza Strip September 26, 2013.MOHAMMED SALEM/Reuters
Newly married Tala Soboh, 14, prepares tea at the home of her 15-year-old husband Ahmed two days after their marriage in the town of Beit Lahiya, near the border between Israel and the northern Gaza Strip September 26, 2013.MOHAMMED SALEM/Reuters
Newly married couple Ahmed (C) and Tala Soboh (L), who are 15 and 14 years old respectively, eat breakfast at their house two days after their wedding, in the town of Beit Lahiya, near the border between Israel and the northern Gaza Strip September 26, 2013.MOHAMMED SALEM/Reuters
Newlywed couple Ahmed (R) and Tala Soboh, who are 15 and 14 years old respectively, eat breakfast at their house two days after their marriage in the town of Beit Lahiya, near the border between Israel and the northern Gaza Strip September 26, 2013.MOHAMMED SALEM/Reuters
Newly married Tala Soboh, 14, and Ahmed, 15, watch a video of their wedding party two days after their marriage in the town of Beit Lahiya, near the border between Israel and the northern Gaza Strip September 26, 2013.MOHAMMED SALEM/Reuters
Newly married Tala Soboh, 14, and her 15-year-old husband Ahmed walk on the beach two days after their marriage in the town of Beit Lahiya, in the northern Gaza Strip September 26, 2013.MOHAMMED SALEM/Reuters