General News - 3rd prize
Meiko Herrmann
23 January, 2009
Gaza - Landscape of Destruction. A man stands on the rubble of his home near the Israeli border, Gaza Strip on January 23. The Israeli military campaign against Hamas militants in Gaza came to an end on 18 January, after 22 days. Israel completed its withdrawal by 21 January, but did not lift its siege on the Gaza Strip. Intense bombardment had left thousands of homes destroyed and tens of thousands of people displaced.