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until one of the kidnappers knocked it out her hands. Hila, Emily, and Raya were released and returned to Israel as part of a hostage deal. 02 14.03.24, Tel Aviv. The Hostages and Missing Families Forum escalates its protest. After five months of their loved-ones being in Hamas captivity and receiving news that probably 30 of them are dead, the families cry out that time is running out and that their loved-ones must be released. 03 22.12.23, Shoham. Mia Shem, who was released from Hamas captivity, healing from the complex surgery she underwent on 14.12, is back doing one of her favorite things: cooking. 04 15.10.23, Nir Oz. A bloody handprint on the wall of a safe room – yet another trace of the horror that unfolded here. 05 11.10.23, between Ness Ziona and Rehovot. Sirens going off in the middle of the road: Orit Gotkind and her three children seek shelter on the side of the road at the sound of a red alert siren. Ziv Koren is an internationally acclaimed, award-winning photographer, who has notably covered the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Indian ocean tsunami in 2004, the war in Ukraine, and the Covid pandemic in Israel. zivkoren.com, @zivkoren1

of the destruction and havoc wreaked; amongst those who would document and record the battles still taking place, and amongst those who have produced some of the most valuable photographic documents in Israeli history. And so began Koren’s project of documenting the disaster and the war it brought on, a project which amounted to over a quarter of a million photos, taken in the communities of the south, along the roads where Nova festivalgoers attempted to flee, IDF bases, in Gaza as battles took place, in cities across Israel, in particular those closest to the border with Gaza, still constantly targeted with rocket attacks. He documented funerals, the fight for the return of the hostages, wounded citizens and soldiers in rehabilitation wards, and every aspect of the war that engulfed the country in the fall and winter of 2023-2024. His outstanding work is currently

on show at the Peres Center for Peace and Innovation in Jaffa. The exhibition presents photographs and digital installations (that some may find triggering). A book with more than 400 photos across 300 pages accompanies the exhibition. It includes texts written by Koren and others, and an English version will be published later this year. Some photos have previously appeared in national and international newspapers. ˆ Prior registration is necessary at peres-center.org; price: NIS 40, including a donation to the Hostages and Missing Families Forum; the book can be purchased in the Hebrew version on-site or online via storyonline.co.il 01 11.10.23, Be’eri. A fluffy toy belonging to Hila Rotem Shoshani (13) on the floor at the entrance to her house. Hila was kidnapped on October 7 from Kibbutz Be’eri with her mother Raya and friend Emily Hand. She refused to be separated from her toy

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ATMOSPHERE JUNE 2024