Gaza-based Anadolu Agency photographer Ali Jadallah talks about some of the most powerful images he taken in the year since the 7 October Hamas attack that triggered the Gaza war
A woman holding a child flees Israeli airstrikes that hit a neighbourhood in Gaza City on 23 October 2023. Photograph: Ali Jadallah/Anadolu/Getty Images
This was at the beginning of the war, one of the first photos I took, and it left a lasting impact on me. It was a deeply shocking image and, as I captured it, I felt an overwhelming fear – terrified that it could be one of my own family members in the place of the injured man. That fear gripped me entirely, and to this day I still don’t fully understand how I managed to continue taking those photos.
On this night, everything was illuminated despite the power outage and the pitch black. This area was under heavy bombardment, and it was the first time I had ever documented such a scene. The relentless sound of explosions reverberated around me, lighting up the night sky with each blast. The wails of ambulances echoed everywhere, and I felt utterly exposed and vulnerable, filled with fear that I might become a target. The sky was throwing death everywhere.
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