Maan Images 8 July 2006
Mohammad Az Zanoun, a photographer with Maan Images, was shot on 8 July as he photographed in the Zaitoun area of Gaza. On Thursday, 6 July, he narrowly escaped injury as an Israeli shell fell among a group of Palestinians, as he was photographing. On 8 July, he was injured by shrapnel, yet continued to photograph, continuing his work of documenting the Israeli siege on Gaza with moving and memorable photos that bring the experiences of Palestinians to the world. As he continued to photograph, he was shot directly in the stomach, and underwent serious surgery at Al Shifa hospital. This photostory presents some of Mohammad Az Zanoun’s images of Gaza.
Palestinian children carrying pictures of relatives of prisoners in front of the United Nations in Gaza, July 5, 2006. (MaanImages/Mohamed al-Zanon)
Palestinians inspect the damaged school Dar al-Arkam following an Israeli air strike which targeted the school in Gaza City July 5, 2006. (MaanImages/Mohamed al-Zanon)
Palestinians inspect the damaged school Dar al-Arkam following an Israeli air strike which targeted the school in Gaza City July 5, 2006. (MaanImages/Mohamed al-Zanon)
A Palestinian carrying the body of a man badly wounded after Israeli mobile artillery fired shells at Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip July 6, 2006. (MaanImages/Mohamed al-Zanon)
Palestinians carrying the body of a man badly wounded after Israeli mobile artillery fired shells at Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip July 6, 2006. (MaanImages/Mohamed al-Zanon)
A Palestinian carrying the body of a killed boy after Israeli mobile artillery fired shells at Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip July 6, 2006. (MaanImages/Mohamed al-Zanon)
MaanImages photographer Mohamed al-Zanon at the office in Gaza. (MaanImages/Stringer)
MaanImages photographer Mohammed al-Zanon treated at the al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City July 8, 2006. (MaanImages/Thaeer al-Hassany)
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