At Time of War (91 images)

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Reportage from war zones in Israel.

The Second Lebanon War (2006), 'Cast Lead' (2009), 'Pillar of Defense' (2012), 'Protective Edge' (2014), and in between.
  • Golan Heights 2006<br /> <br /> An Israeli artillery battery, deployed in the Golan Heights, fires towards southern Lebanon, at the start of the Second Lebanon War.

  • Ashdod 2011<br /> <br /> A rocket, fired by Palestinian militants in Gaza, lays on ground after being inspected and covered by Israeli bomb squad, where it had hit at an open field in the southern city of Ashdod, Israel.

  • Sderot 2009<br /> <br /> A woman stands outside a house that was hit by a rocket, fired by Palestinian militants in Gaza, at the southern town of Sderot, Israel, during operation "Cast Lead" that Israel had launched against Hamas targets in Gaza.

  • Israel-Gaza border 2008<br /> <br /> Israeli infantry soldiers put on camouflage face colors, as they are deployed near Israel-Gaza border at the start of "Cast Lead".

  • Northern Galilee 2006<br /> <br /> An Israeli artillery battery fires towards southern Lebanon, during II Lebanon War.

  • Israel-Gaza border 2009<br /> <br /> An Israeli infantry soldier makes first steps into Gaza, as Israel launches a ground operation against Hamas during "Cast Lead".

  • Ashdod 2009<br /> <br /> People run to take cover as an alarm is sounded during a rocket attack on Ashdod, Israel.

  • Sderot 2008<br /> <br /> Residents hide in a secured space, designated for rocket attacks, as an alarm is sounded in the southern Israeli town of Sderot. The writings on the wall read: "Enough you maniacs we are fed up of Qassams" and "We are Zionists". Sderot has been a main target for Palestinian rocket attacks since late 2000 and intensively since Hamas took power in Gaza on 2006.

  • Nazareth 2006<br /> <br /> Israeli-Arabs gather to participate in a funeral procession of two kids, victims of a 'Katyusha' missile fired by Lebanese militia Hezbollah, at the northern Israeli city of Nazareth.<br /> Trapped between their Muslim-Palestinian identity and their Israeli citizenship, Israeli-Arabs have formed about 50% of the Israel's casualties and injuries during the II Lebanon War.

  • Sderot 2007<br /> <br /> Residents gather after a 'Qassam' rocket, fired by Palestinian militants in Gaza, had hit the southern Israeli town of Sderot, killing one woman.

  • Sderot 2007<br /> <br /> Medics rush an injured woman out of the scene after a 'Qassam' rocket, shot by Palestinian militants in Gaza, had hit the southern Israeli town of Sderot. The woman died shortly after.

  • Sderot 2007<br /> <br /> People at the scene after a 'Qassam' rocket, shot by Palestinian militants in Gaza, had hit the southern Israeli town of Sderot, killing one woman.

  • Israel-Lebanon border 2006<br /> <br /> Israeli soldiers select mines, before entering southern Lebanon during II Lebanon War.

  • Nitzan 2012<br /> <br /> Residents hide in a concrete tube during a rocket attack from Gaza, at Nitzan, southern Israel, during operation "Pillar of Defense" that Israel has launched against militant groups in Gaza.

  • Israel-Lebanon border 2006<br /> <br /> While the Lebanese village of Kafr Kila is shelled by Israeli forces, Israeli soldiers arrive at the scene, during II Lebanon War.

  • Kiriyat Shmona 2006<br /> <br /> A woman sits with her dog at the public bomb shelter she stays in, during II Lebanon War.

  • Kfar Aza 2014<br /> <br /> A public bomb shelter, placed in a parking lot outside Kfar Aza. The southern Israeli Kibbutz, located some 3 km from the Gaza Strip, is a target for ongoing Palestinian rockets.

  • AREA OF DIMONA, ISRAEL<br /> <br /> Suleiman al-Wadj and another family member sit looking at the site where a rocket, fired by Palestinian militants from Gaza, had hit a Bedouin encampment, killing 32-year-old Auda al-Wadj and severely wounding his infant girl. Their unrecognised village is not defined and covered by Iron Dome as a populated area that needs rocket-interception.

  • An Israeli 'Iron Dome' missile is launched near the city of Be'er Sheva, southern Israel, to intercept a rocket that was fired from Gaza towards the city, during Israel's "Pillar of Defence" military operation against Hamas targets in Gaza.<br /> November 17, 2012<br /> Photo by Ahikam Seri

  • Israel-Gaza border 2014<br /> <br /> An Israeli soldier handles empty tank shells in an army gathering site, on a day of declared ceasefire between Israel and Hamas during operation Protective Edge.

  • Israel-Gaza border 2014<br /> <br /> Israeli soldiers uploads new tank shells in an army gathering site, on a day of declared ceasefire between Israel and Hamas during operation Protective Edge.

  • Israel-Gaza border 2014<br /> <br /> An Israeli tank deployed in front of Gaza during operation Protective Edge.

  • Israel-Gaza border 2014<br /> <br /> Israeli soldiers rest in an army gathering site, on a day of declared ceasefire between Israel and Hamas during operation Protective Edge.

  • Israel-Lebanon border 2006<br /> <br /> Israeli infantry soldiers make their way towards southern Lebanon during II Lebanon War.

  • Israel-Lebanon border 2006<br /> <br /> An israeli infantry force makes its way into southern Lebanon during II Lebanon War.

  • Israel-Lebanon border 2006<br /> <br /> An israeli infantry force makes its way into southern Lebanon during II Lebanon War.

  • Israel-Lebanon border 2006<br /> <br /> An israeli infantry force makes its way into southern Lebanon during II Lebanon War.

  • Israel-Lebanon border 2006<br /> <br /> An israeli infantry force makes its way into southern Lebanon during II Lebanon War.

  • Israel-Gaza border 2014<br /> <br /> Men work in a watermelon field, as Israeli tanks are parked close by, during operation Protective Edge.

  • Israel-Gaza border 2014<br /> <br /> An Israeli soldier flies a 'Skylark' unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), during operation Protective Edge.

  • Israel-Gaza border 2014<br /> <br /> Israeli soldiers with the control of a 'Skylark' unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), during operation Protective Edge.

  • Kiryat Shmona 2006<br /> <br /> Violette Ben Moshe feeds her husband Masoud in a public bomb shelter they stay in during II Lebanon War.

  • Sderot 2006<br /> <br /> A man walks s street. Sderot has been a main target for Palestinian rocket attacks since late 2000 and intensively since Hamas took power in Gaza on 2006.

  • Safed 2006<br /> <br /> A man is being treated for shock in Sieff hospital, following a missile attack during II Lebanon War.

  • Meron 2006<br /> <br /> A mother and her daughter react minutes after a rocket, fired by Hezbollah from southern Lebanon, had hit and killed two of their family members at their house, during II Lebanon War.

  • Haifa 2006<br /> <br /> The rubble of an apartment that was hit by a 'Katyusha' rocket fired by Hezbollah from Lebanon a day earlier, during II Lebanon War.

  • Sderot 2007<br /> <br /> Residents queue at a station run by the government, to register for temporary evacuation from the rocket-stricken southern Israeli town of Sderot.

  • Israel-Gaza border 2008<br /> <br /> An Israeli APC drives during a ground operation against Palestinian militants in Gaza, in retaliation to a growing number of rocket attacks fired from Gaza on southern Israel.

  • Israel-Gaza border 2008<br /> <br /> Palestinians are taken out of an APC as they are brought from Gaza by Israeli soldiers, during a ground operation in retaliation to a growing number of rocket attacks fired from Gaza on southern Israel.

  • Israel-Gaza border 2008<br /> <br /> Palestinians are taken out of an APC as they are brought from Gaza by Israeli soldiers, during a ground operation in retaliation to a growing number of rocket attacks fired from Gaza on southern Israel.

  • Israel-Gaza border 2008<br /> <br /> Israeli soldiers deployed in a wheat field. Israeli forces along the border with Gaza were on high alert in order to keep a Hamas demonstration against Israel's blockade of Gaza from turning into a mass breakout into Israel.

  • Israel-Gaza border 2008<br /> <br /> Israeli infantry soldiers gather back in Israel at the end of a ground operation in Gaza, in retaliation to a growing number of rocket attacks fired from Gaza on southern Israel.

  • Israel-Gaza border 2008<br /> <br /> Israeli infantry soldiers gather back in Israel at the end of a ground operation in Gaza, in retaliation to a growing number of rocket attacks fired from Gaza on southern Israel.

  • Israel-Lebanon border 2006<br /> <br /> A Israeli infantry soldier prepares to enter southern Lebanon during II Lebanon War.

  • Haifa 2006<br /> <br /> The sister and the girlfriend of Asaf Namer, who was killed on duty in Lebanon, mourn next to his coffin at his funeral in a military cemetery, during II Lebanon War.

  • Israel-Lebanon border 2006<br /> <br /> An Israeli soldier refreshes his ammunition after returning from southern Lebanon the night before, during II Lebanon War.

  • Israel-Lebanon border 2006<br /> <br /> Israeli soldiers rest early morning after returning from southern Lebanon the night before, during II Lebanon War.

  • Israel-Lebanon border 2006<br /> <br /> Israeli soldiers rest early morning after returning from southern Lebanon the night before, during II Lebanon War.

  • Israel-Lebanon border 2006<br /> <br /> Israeli soldiers exit an ambulance after returning from southern Lebanon the night before, during II Lebanon War.

  • Israel-Lebanon border 2006<br /> <br /> An Israeli soldier prays early morning after returning from southern Lebanon the night before, during II Lebanon War.

  • Israel-Lebanon border 2006<br /> <br /> Israeli soldiers, one of whom waves a captured flag of Hezbollah, make their way back into Israel from Lebanon, next to the Lebanese village of Marun A-Ras, during II Lebanon War.

  • Israel-Lebanon border 2006<br /> <br /> Israeli snipers cover for a rescue operation of wounded soldiers, in front of the Lebanese village of Kafr Kila, during II Lebanon War.

  • Golan Heights 2006<br /> <br /> Israeli artillery soldiers, deployed in the Golan Heights, on a mission during II Lebanon War.

  • Israel-Lebanon border 2006<br /> <br /> Israeli soldiers maintain their weapon during II Lebanon War.

  • Israel-Gaza border 2008<br /> <br /> Israeli infantry soldiers take a position at the start of "Cast Lead".

  • Israel-Gaza border 2008<br /> <br /> Israeli infantry soldiers put on camouflage face colors before a mission, at the start of "Cast Lead".

  • Israel-Gaza border 2006<br /> <br /> An Israeli soldier sleeps early morning under a camouflage net, where army troops are parked ready to invade the Gaza Strip. An incident in which two Israeli soldiers were killed and another one (Gilad Shalit) kidnapped by Palestinian Hamas militants, kickstarted a high tension around Gaza.

  • Israel-Gaza border 2012<br /> <br /> Israeli soldiers conduct a morning prayer during operation "Pillar of Defense".

  • Israel-Gaza border 2012<br /> <br /> An Israeli officer holds a Torah scroll before a morning prayer, as his unit gets a brief, during operation "Pillar of Defense".

  • Israel-Gaza border 2009<br /> <br /> Bullet holes are seen on a bullet-proof window of an Israeli D-9 bulldozer, after service in Gaza during "Cast Lead".

  • Israel-Gaza border 2012<br /> <br /> An Israeli soldier sleeps early morning on his tank, during "Pillar of Defense".

  • Sderot 2009<br /> <br /> Residents and a woman-soldier of Home Front Command, in a house that was hit by a 'Qassam' rocket, fired by Palestinian militants in Gaza, during "Cast Lead".

  • Ashkelon 2012<br /> <br /> Residents take cover in the staircase of their building during a rocket attack from Gaza, on "Pillar of Defense".

  • ISRAEL-GAZA BORDER, ISRAEL<br /> An Israeli soldier operates a 'Skylark' unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), before flying it over Gaza soil to gather tactical intelligence, during operation Protective Edge.

  • ISRAEL-GAZA BORDER, ISRAEL<br /> Two rockets leave trails of smoke as they are fired by Palestinian militants from Gaza towards Israel, while Israeli tanks are deployed nearby, during operation Protective Edge.

  • Ashkelon 2014<br /> <br /> Men take cover during an alarm alerting a rocket attack, during operation Protective Edge. The southern city of Ashkelon has been a regular target over recent years, for rocket attacks fired by Palestinian militants from Gaza.

  • Ashkelon 2014<br /> <br /> A paramedic treats a woman who is in a state of shock, at the scene where a rocket had hit and badly-injured one youth, during operation Protective Edge. The southern city of Ashkelon has been a regular target over recent years, for rocket attacks fired by Palestinian militants from Gaza.

  • Ashkelon 2014<br /> <br /> A mother comforts her daughter who is in a state of shock, inside an ambulance at the scene where a rocket had hit and badly-injured one youth, during operation Protective Edge. The southern city of Ashkelon has been a regular target over recent years, for rocket attacks fired by Palestinian militants from Gaza.

  • Ashkelon 2014<br /> <br /> Residents at the scene where a rocket had hit and badly-injured one youth, during operation Protective Edge. The southern city of Ashkelon has been a regular target over recent years, for rocket attacks fired by Palestinian militants from Gaza.

  • Kfar Aza 2014<br /> <br /> Men at the scene where a rocket, fired by Palestinian militants in Gaza, had hit a house, during operation Protective Edge. No injuries.

  • Kfar Aza 2014<br /> <br /> A watermelon at the scene where a rocket, fired by Palestinian militants in Gaza, had hit a house, during operation Protective Edge. No injuries.

  • Gaza 2009<br /> <br /> Seen from Israel, two rockets are fired from the Gaza strip towards southern Israel, during "Cast Lead".

  • Ashdod 2012<br /> <br /> A missile, aimed to intercept a rocket fired by Palestinian militants in Gaza towards Ashdod, is launched from an Israeli 'Iron Dome' battery.

  • Israel-Gaza border 2009<br /> <br /> An Israeli army jeep patrols along the wall separating southern Israel from the Gaza strip, at the start of "Cast Lead".

  • Israel-Gaza border 2006<br /> <br /> Israeli troops make their way into the northern part of the Gaza strip, in order to take over the Palestinian town of Beit Hanoon.<br /> An incident in which Gilad Shalit, an Israeli soldier, was kidnapped by Palestinian Hamas militants, and the killing of two other soldiers as well, kickstarted a high tension around the strip.

  • Israel-Gaza border 2006<br /> <br /> Israeli troops make their way into the northern part of the Gaza strip, in order to take over the Palestinian town of Beit Hanoon.<br /> An incident in which Gilad Shalit, an Israeli soldier, was kidnapped by Palestinian Hamas militants, and the killing of two other soldiers as well, kickstarted a high tension around the strip.

  • Israel-Gaza border 2006<br /> <br /> Israeli troops make their way into the northern part of the Gaza strip, in order to take over the Palestinian town of Beit Hanoon.<br /> An incident in which Gilad Shalit, an Israeli soldier, was kidnapped by Palestinian Hamas militants, and the killing of two other soldiers as well, kickstarted a high tension around the strip.

  • Israel-Gaza border 2009<br /> <br /> Israeli infantry soldiers make their way into the Gaza strip, as Israel launches a ground operation during "Cast Lead".

  • Israel-Gaza border 2009<br /> <br /> Israeli infantry soldiers make their way out of the Gaza strip, as Israel concludes operation "Cast Lead".

  • Israel-Gaza border 2009<br /> <br /> Israeli infantry soldiers make their way out of the Gaza strip, as Israel concludes operation "Cast Lead".

  • Israel-Lebanon border 2006<br /> <br /> An Israeli soldier and a tank make their way out of Lebanon through an apple grove, during II Lebanon War.

  • Gaza 2008<br /> <br /> Seen from Israel is a trail of a rocket fired from the Gaza strip towards southern Israel, at the start of "Cast Lead".

  • Gaza 2009<br /> <br /> Seen from Israel, an Israeli attack on Gaza, during "Cast Lead".

  • TEL AVIV, ISRAEL<br /> Israeli right-wing nationalists shout slogans at Israeli left-wingers who hold a protest against operation Protective Edge.

  • Tel Aviv 2014<br /> <br /> Israeli right-wing nationalists protest, as Israeli left-wingers hold an event of "Breaking the Silence", during which ex-soldiers publicly confess about misdeeds they've made during army service in Palestinian territories. <br /> <br /> The sign reads: "They murder leftists as well", referring to the Palestinians.

  • Tel Aviv 2014<br /> <br /> Israelis gather for a left-wing protest against operation Protective Edge, which Israel had launched on Hamas in Gaza. As the protest took place during the Gaza war, Israeli nationalists circled the area blaming the left-wingers for treason during war, and heavy police forces have put a division between the two sides.

  • Tel Aviv 2014<br /> <br /> Israelis listen to a soldier's testimony, during a left-wing event held on the days of operation Protective Edge, in which ex-soldiers publicly confess about misdeeds they've made during army service in Palestinian territories.

  • TEL AVIV, ISRAEL<br /> Israelis look up to the sky, where an 'Iron Dome' missile intercepts a rocket that was fired from Gaza, during operation Protective Edge.

  • ISRAEL-GAZA BORDER, ISRAEL<br /> Israeli reserve soldiers are paid a visit by relatives in an army gathering site, on a day when a ceasefire was declared between Israel and Hamas, during operation Protective Edge. Several ceasefires were agreed upon and later broken, during the 8-week long war.

  • Israel-Gaza border 2014<br /> <br /> An Israeli soldier walks with his visiting family in an army gathering site, on a day when a ceasefire was declared between Israel and Hamas during operation Protective Edge.

  • Kisufim 2014<br /> <br /> An Israeli soldier takes a morning sleep in a playground, after returning the previous night from the Gaza Strip, during operation Protective Edge. This southern Israeli Kibbutz is located next to Israel-Gaza border.

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