Soldiers of the IDF's Commando Brigade leave Shati Refugee Camp in Gaza after securing control following a five-day battle in November 2023.
Sniper provides cover during the battle of Shati camp.
A Soldier of 22nd Platoon smokes a cigarette during guard duty in Khan Younis, Gaza in December 2023. Of the originally twenty-plus members of the Platoon only a dozen remain after 3 were killed on October 7th and several others were wounded during the war.
Evacuation of soldiers wounded by an anti tank missile in Khan Younis refugee camp in January 2024.
A soldier lays down to admire his handiwork, A drawing of "Greater Israel" with an inscription reading "We shall yet return there" on the wall of a Gazan home in Shati Refugee Camp.
In the foreground, a soldier flips his middle finger at the camera. Behind him, the wall displays a hand-drawn poll by members of 22nd Platoon, alongside a lingerie ad, a counter marking the days since the unit has been in a combat zone, and a tactical map of the neighborhood in Khan Younis, Gaza. The poll tallies seven votes for "Tits", four for "Tsitsit" (a ritual garment), and none for "Wars", riffing on the phrase "Better tits than wars".
Soldiers take cover during the battle of Shati refugee camp in November 2023
Soldiers evacuate from a burning building where a Hamas operative was found.
B Company leader leader receives a letter from his fiancée after several weeks in Gaza.
Cigarette smoke mixes with dust and debris in a defensive outpost in Khan Younis.
Airstrikes "softening" a target before the arrival of ground forces.
Soldiers call Gazan civilians to evacuate from a makeshift camp located in a school.
A soldier solves a crossword puzzle at a warehouse used temporarily to house soldiers in the north of Israel in late October 2023 days before the beginning of ground operations in Gaza.
Soldiers of 22nd Platoon play with a can of spray foam they had found in Khan Younis.
Men of fighting age are detained for questioning in Khan Younis, December 2024.