[News] Gaza in a thousand faces: Two years of Israel’s genocide

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  Gaza in a thousand faces: Two years of Israel’s genocide

Mohammed Haddad
October 8, 2025
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Many children, their eyes wide with shock, cling to the arms of rescuers 
after explosions tear through their neighbourhoods.

Some images are too horrific to show, with small bodies crushed beneath 
rubble, homes erased in an instant, and the innocence of youth replaced 
by trauma.

These faces, once vibrant and full of life, grow thinner and paler, 
fading under the weight of hunger and loss.

One such image, taken on May 21, 2024, by Ashraf Amra, shows a child 
with a broken arm wrapped in plaster, lying on a hospital floor stained 
with blood. He stares fixedly up at the camera, the blood on the floor 
seeping closer to his uninjured shoulder.

He was one of the injured Palestinians brought to Al-Aqsa Martyrs 
Hospital following Israeli attacks on the Bureij refugee camp in Deir 
el-Balah.

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[Main image by Ashraf Amra / Anadolu Agency]

Also among them are Gaza’s women - mothers, teachers, doctors, 
journalists, and caregivers, carrying heavy loads, both physical and 
emotional. Some are guided by faith, in mosques or churches.

The older generation bears the eyes of displacement, having lived 
through such events before.

One of the most powerful images shows Palestinian woman Inas Abu Maamar, 
36, embracing the body of her 5-year-old niece Sally, who was killed in 
an Israeli strike, at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis in the southern 
Gaza Strip on October 17, 2023.

Photographer Mohammad Salem was at the hospital morgue that day.

"It was a powerful and sad moment, and I felt the picture sums up the 
broader sense of what was happening in the Gaza Strip," he said.

"People were confused, running ... anxious to know the fate of their 
loved ones, and this woman caught my eye as she was holding the body of 
the little girl and refused to let go."

The image went on to win the 2024 World Press Photo of the Year award, 
recognised for capturing the profound grief and chaos experienced by 
those living through the attacks in Gaza.

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[Main photo by Mohammed Salem / Reuters]

Many of the men pictured are carrying shrouded bodies, the weight of 
loss heavy.

Rescue workers and young men, often civilians turned first responders, 
move through the rubble with grim determination.

Each shrouded body tells a story of tragedy and sudden loss, and each 
man’s face reflects exhaustion, grief, and the urgent need to help in 
the midst of chaos.

One image taken by Omar Al-Qattaa shows a man carrying the shrouded body 
of a child killed in overnight Israeli bombardment at the al-Ahli 
Hospital in Gaza City on October 2, 2024.

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[Main image by Omar Al-Qattaa / AFP]
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Explore an interactive mosaic of nearly 2,000 photos spanning two years 
in Gaza. Hover over or click on each icon to view the full image.

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