The Gaza-based Anadolu Agency photographer Ali Jadallah talks about some of the most powerful images he has taken in the year since the 7 October attack by Hamas that triggered the Gaza war
Warning: graphic content, including death
Ali Jadallah is a Palestinian photojournalist based in Gaza who has worked for Anadolu Agency since 2012. He has documented the Israel-Gaza war from its beginning in the face of immense challenges. Jadallah has won several international and local awards for his pictures. He has lost four relatives in Israeli attacks on Gaza. He continues to cover the war in the region.
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. It felt as though every click of the camera was an act of documentation and a way to shield myself from the terrifying possibility of personal loss.
