Walking in War’s Path
For residents of Israel and Gaza, routine paths are full of reminders of last summer’s war. Tukka Najjar, 5, stands where her home used to be.For residents of Israel and Gaza, like Tukka Najjar, 5, routine paths are full of reminders of last summer’s war.
Photographs by TOMAS MUNITA
Text by JODI RUDOREN and ISABEL KERSHNER
Produced by DAVID FURST, JON HUANG and SERGIO PEÇANHA
A Fortified Kindergarten
Adi Freibach, 43, lives in Nahal Oz, a kibbutz in Israel, less than a mile from Gaza.Adi Freibach, 43, lives in Nahal Oz, a kibbutz in Israel, less than a mile from Gaza.
Nursing Wounds
Abdul Hamid, 33, is a physical therapist at the Doctors Without Borders clinic in Gaza City, where he worked throughout the war.Abdul Hamid, 33, is a physical therapist at the Doctors Without Borders clinic in Gaza City, where he worked throughout the war.
Relearning
to Walk
Lt. Col. Shai Siman Tov, 36, was injured when a wall collapsed on him during a mission to destroy a tunnel in Shejaiya.Lt. Col. Shai Siman Tov, 36, was injured when a wall collapsed on him during a mission to destroy a tunnel in Shejaiya.
Destruction in Shejaiya
Hundreds of homes in this Gaza City neighborhood near the border with Israel were reduced to rubble.Hundreds of homes in this Gaza City neighborhood near the border with Israel were reduced to rubble.
Living at Sniper Range
Gal Cohen, 18, lives in Netiv HaAsara, Israel, right across the border from the northern Gaza town of Beit Lahiya. She was recently drafted into the Israeli Army.Gal Cohen, 18, lives in Netiv HaAsara, Israel, right across the border from the northern Gaza town of Beit Lahiya.
Getting Back on the Horse
About 40 percent of Gaza’s 1.8 million residents live in poverty, but even the well-off say they feel as if they are trapped in a large prison.About 40 percent of Gaza’s 1.8 million residents live in poverty, but even the well-off say they feel as if they are trapped in a large prison.
Frogmen at the Beach
The chimneys and platform of Israel’s Rutenberg power station, between Ashkelon and Zikim on the Mediterranean coast, have been targets of rockets from Gaza.The chimneys and platform of Israel’s Rutenberg power station, between Ashkelon and Zikim on the Mediterranean coast, have been targets of rockets from Gaza.