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 imagine how bad everything is.”By late-January, the International Court of Justice would rule that it was “plausible” Israel was committing genocide against Palestinians, but Omar's experience on the ground spoke for itself. “I've witnessed many military operations, but I haven't seen anything like this barbarity and madness before,” he had said before the first week had even passed. Then the phone signal cut and the line went silent.Ten months later, L’Orient Today spoke to Omar again to see how his life and that of his family has been impacted by the war that has killed, to date, over 40,000...
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 imagine how bad everything is.”By late-January, the International Court of Justice would rule that it was “plausible” Israel was committing genocide against Palestinians, but Omar's experience on the ground spoke for itself. “I've witnessed many military operations, but I haven't seen anything like this barbarity and madness before,” he had said before the first week had even passed. Then the phone signal cut and the line went silent.Ten months later, L’Orient Today spoke to Omar again to see how his life and that of his family has been impacted by the war that has killed, to...
