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Pulitzer Center Grant Project: Gaza Undone(50 images)
Scenes from the aftermath of Israel's operation Cast Lead.

This work was supported by a grant from the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, Washington D.C. USA

(http://www.pulitzercenter.org/)

Write Elliott Woods and Asim Rafiqui have also been writing behind-the-scenes pieces on the Pulitzer Center blog site called Untold Stories which can be read here:...
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  • Location: The Al-Amri Mosque, Gaza City..First Friday prayers after the end of operation 'Cast Lead' and the declaration of the ceasefire. By photographer Asim Rafiqui
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  • Location: The mahallah of Zeytoun, Gaza City..Families pick through the remains of the homes and their farmlands after the declaration of the ceasefire By photographer Asim Rafiqui
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  • Location: Beit Jala, Gaza..The funeral of Gaza policeman Mohammad Burai, who succumbed to his wounds in an Egyptian hospital and was later buried by friends and family in Gaza. By photographer Asim Rafiqui
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  • Location: Zeytoun, Gaza City. By photographer Asim Rafiqui
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  • Location: Tel Al-Hawa, Gaza City By photographer Asim Rafiqui
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  • Location: Zeytoun, Gaza City..The remains of what was once a poulty farm near the homes of the Somouni family - 28 members of the family were killed during Israel's operation 'Cast Lead', and most all their homes and businesses in the area were destroyed...The Israeli Army claims that it is investigating the incident at this site. By photographer Asim Rafiqui
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  • Location: Jabal Kashif, Gaza City..Searching for remains of family members. By photographer Asim Rafiqui
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  • Location: Jabaliya Refugee Camp, Gaza City. By photographer Asim Rafiqui
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  • Location: Shifa Hospital, Gaza City..Victim of suspected white phosphorous attack. By photographer Asim Rafiqui
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  • Location: Gaza City..The remains of Presidential offices in Al-Muntada, Gaza City. By photographer Asim Rafiqui
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  • Location: Egypt-Gaza border, Rafah, Gaza..A view of the tent city that has sprung up along the Rafah-Egypt border as dozens of 'entrepreneur's have sunk tens of thousands of dollars into tunnel systems...The tunnels have become the only means of essential commodities and supplies into Gaza, particularly since the start of the Israeli embargo. By photographer Asim Rafiqui
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  • Location: Johar Al Deek neighborhood, Gaza By photographer Asim Rafiqui
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  • Location: Erez, near Beit Hanoun, Gaza..A view of the wall that separates Gaza from Israel as seen from the Erez crossing.  ..Taxi drivers and a few diplomatic and press travelers wait to get permission to walk towards the Israeli checkpoint. By photographer Asim Rafiqui
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  • Location: Gaza City..The remains of the Legislative Council building By photographer Asim Rafiqui
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  • Location: Beit Lahiya, Gaza By photographer Asim Rafiqui
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  • Location: Gaza City..The first major Hamas rally after the ceasefire - a defiant Hamas leadership determined to transform the Israeli assault into some kind of 'victory' quickly organized its public relations campaign By photographer Asim Rafiqui
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  • Location: Shifa Hospital, Gaza City..7-year old Majid Hasnain lies in critical condition at the Shifa Hospital Intensive Care Unit after being shot in the head by Israeli gunfire.  ..7 days after the ceasefire Gaza residents living along the Gaza-Israel border continue to face dangers from random gun fire from Israeli soldiers...Majid was hit while playing in an abandoned house near his home in Gaza's Shojayah neighborhood. By photographer Asim Rafiqui
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  • Location: The Egyptian-Gaza border, Rafah, Gaza..Young Palestinian boys watch the first football game in the city since the declaration of the ceasefire...The game, being played along the heavily bombarded, Egyptian-Rafah border area, was meant to raise awareness of the struggles and suffering of Rafah's children...The infamous Gaza tunnels are mosly built along this area and were the stated reasons for the heavy bombardment. By photographer Asim Rafiqui
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  • Location: Gaza City By photographer Asim Rafiqui
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  • Location: Rafah, Gaza..Children return to a playground that was the sight of recent fighting. By photographer Asim Rafiqui
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  • Location: Gaza City..The bombed remains of a complex of buildings that contained the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Finance, the Foreign Ministry, the Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Planning. By photographer Asim Rafiqui
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  • Location: The mahalla of Zeytoun, Gaza City..The remains of a soda pop and fruit juice canning factory after extensive bombing. By photographer Asim Rafiqui
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  • Location: Khoza'a Village, Gaza..Zaharan Najar lies in her home while recovering from severe and deep burns caused by white phosphorous...This southern gaza farming community came under intensive Israeli aerial and land bombardmen on January 12th 2009.  The missle and artillery bombardment was followed by extensive use of white phosphorous shells. By photographer Asim Rafiqui
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  • Location: Near Khan Younis refugee camp, Gaza..People wait outside a gas distribution facility - severe shortages has meant long waits, limited supply and high prices for precious commodities like cooking gas and petrol. By photographer Asim Rafiqui
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  • Location: Jabaliya refugee camp, Gaza City By photographer Asim Rafiqui
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