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‘I will remain in Gaza to document the day after’: Ten months of photographing war

Surviving on canned food, this event-photographer-turned-war-photojournalist walks through the war-torn streets of Gaza every day to document the ‘barbarity and madness’ of Israel’s military campaign.

‘I will remain in Gaza to document the day after’: Ten months of photographing war

Omar al-Qatta, shown on the right before the war began on Oct. 7, was working as an events photographer in the Strip. On the right, he is pictured as a war photojournalist, post Oct. 7. (Photos sent to L'Orient Today by Omar al-Qatta)

BEIRUT — Three days into Israel's war on Gaza, following Hamas' Oct. 7 al-Aqsa Flood operation, L’Orient Today spoke to photographer Omar al-Qatta from his home in central Gaza City. It was Oct. 10 and Omar said: “We’re in a genocide. You can't...
BEIRUT — Three days into Israel's war on Gaza, following Hamas' Oct. 7 al-Aqsa Flood operation, L’Orient Today spoke to photographer Omar al-Qatta from his home in central Gaza City. It was Oct. 10 and Omar said: “We’re in a genocide. You can't...