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The Battle for Bethlehem Gate
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The Battle for Bethlehem Gate

Photos
15
Status
Public
Created
May 24, 2013
Updated
Feb 09, 2022
Categories
Photojournalism Black & White

Photos (15)

Cover
Israeli IDF enter Aida Camp with Tear gas, rubber bullets and dirty water. © Will Hilton
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A Palestinian local fights heavily armed soldiers with rocks and a catapult. © Will Hilton
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A Palestinian local hides in a local youth centre when live rounds were fired by soldiers, he wears a scarf wrapped round his face to reduce the effects of tear gas. © Will Hilton
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An Israeli soldier shoots live rounds at residents of Aida Camp, it is hard to tell if they are warning shots or if they are aimed with deadly intent. © Will Hilton
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Two Israeli soldiers wait for further orders, quite casually conversing amongst the apparent chaos as if they are in a simulation. © Will Hilton
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Smoke from a Molotov cocktail rises from Bethlehem Gate. © Will Hilton
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Two Palestinian children watch timidly from the window of their home as their street is turned into a war zone. © Will Hilton
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Local Press report on the clashes appropriately equipped with ballistic protective equipment and in some cases gas masks. © Will Hilton
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An IDF soldier walks from a truck mounted with a water canon after preparing it for use. © Will Hilton
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Palestinian Police were brought into the camp in an attempt to de-escalate the protesting Palestinian residents, however, they quickly found themselves sheltering in a cross fire, from both locals and the IDF. © Will Hilton
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A local Journalist takes shelter in a youth centre, whilst he attempts to negotiate a safe passage for the other journalists through the street. The locals and residents of the camp would be given no such safe passage. © Will Hilton
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A resident of the Camp uses Onion to subdue the effects of the tear gas, most Palestinians I saw had onion on them for exactly this reason. © Will Hilton
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A child no more than 7 or 8 fights his way through tear gas fogging the streets. © Will Hilton
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Local ambulances struggle to deal with the amount of casualties from both the tear gas and rubber bullets. There were several ambulances working all day long and in most cases, the ambulances would pass in the camp as they drove to and from the casualties. © Will Hilton
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A young Palestinian is carried unconscious to an ambulance after being hit by an IDF rubber bullet. © Will Hilton
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