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2013, World Press Photo of the Year, Spot News , 1st prize singles , Paul Hansen
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Gaza Burial

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The bodies of two-year-old Suhaib Hijazi and his elder brother Muhammad, almost four, are carried by their uncles to a mosque for their funeral, in Gaza City.

Gaza Burial

20 November 2012

Gaza City, Palestinian Territories

The bodies of two-year-old Suhaib Hijazi and his elder brother Muhammad, almost four, are carried by their uncles to a mosque for their funeral, in Gaza City.

The children were killed when their house was destroyed by an Israeli airstrike on 19 November. The strike also killed their father, Fouad, and severely injured their mother and four other siblings.

Israel had begun an intense offensive against Hamas-ruled Gaza on 14 November in response to continued rocket fire from Palestinian militant groups. In the first days of the offensive, Israel struck at targets of military and strategic importance, though the scope of attack later widened to include residences suspected of harboring Hamas militants. By the time a ceasefire was brokered on 21 November, over 150 people had been killed in Gaza. Of these 103 were thought to be civilians, including at least 30 children.

Les corps de Suhaib Hijazi (2 ans) et de son grand frère Muhammad (presque 4 ans), portés par leurs oncles vers une mosquée pour leur enterrement, à Gaza. Les enfants ont été tués lors de la destruction de leur maison par un raid aérien israélien, le 19 novembre. Leur père, Fouad, a aussi été tué pendant l’attaque qui a gravement blessé leur mère et quatre autres frères et sœurs. Le 14 novembre, Israël lance une grande offensive contre la ville de Gaza, contrôlée par le Hamas, en réponse aux tirs de roquettes continus des groupes de militants palestiniens. Les premiers jours de l’offensive, Israël frappe des cibles d’importance militaire et stratégique mais étend plus tard son rayon d’action à des résidences soupçonnées d’abriter des militants du Hamas.

À la négociation du cessez-le-feu le 21 novembre, Gaza compte plus de 150 morts dont 103 seraient des civils et au moins 30, des enfants.

De lichamen van de tweejarige Suhaib Hijazi en zijn bijna vier jaar oude broer Mohammed worden door hun ooms voor hun begrafenis naar een moskee gedragen, in Gaza- stad. De kinderen kwamen om toen hun huis werd verwoest door een Israëlische luchtaanval op 19 november. Hun vader Fouad kwam ook om, en verder raakten hun moeder en vier andere kinderen van het gezin zwaargewond. Israël had op 14 november een groot offensief ingezet tegen door Hamas bestuurd Gaza als antwoord op de aanhoudende raketaanvallen door Palestijnse militante groepen. In de eerste dagen van het offensief viel Israël vooral militaire en strategische doelen aan, maar de aanval breidde zich later ook uit naar woningen waar zich mogelijk strijders van Hamas ophielden. Tegen de tijd dat op 21 november een wapenstilstand werd overeengekomen, waren in Gaza ruim 150 mensen gedood, waaronder naar verluidt 103 burger-slachtoffers, van wie minstens 30 kinderen.

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Gaza City, Palestinian Territories

Technical information

Shutter speed: 1/800 sec
ISO: 400
F-Stop: 5
Focal Length: 16 mm
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark III

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Paul Hansen

Paul Hansen
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Sweden
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www.paulhansen.se, www.dn.se
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Paul Hansen is a Swedish photojournalist and has worked for the daily newspaper Dagens Nyheter since 2000. He has received numerous awards, including being named Photographer of the Year by POYi in 2010 and 2013, Photographer of the Year in Sweden seven times, and two first place awards from NPPA. He is based in Stockholm.
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