Unending cycle of grief: People affected by Gaza conflict in photos

KYODO NEWS

- Oct 30, 2026 - 17:57 All,Japan,World

Photo taken from Sderot, southern Israel, shows smoke rising from northern Gaza as Israel continues to attack the Palestinian enclave on Oct. 7, 2025, the second anniversary of the start of the Israel-Hamas conflict. (Kyodo)==Kyodo

A woman holding a child looks at their home in Masafer Yatta in the southern West Bank, on Nov. 12, 2025, after the Israeli military destroyed it, as authorities have increasingly demolished Palestinian homes in the Israeli-occupied territory. (For editorial use only)(Photo not for sale)(Kyodo)==Kyodo

People visiting the site of an outdoor music festival attacked by the militant group Hamas break down in tears as they remember the victims on Oct. 7, 2025, in Reim, southern Israel. (Kyodo)==Kyodo

People stand in prayer before bodies returned by Israel, placed in bags, in Khan Younis, Gaza, on Oct. 22, 2025. (Kyodo) (Kyodo)==Kyodo

A coffin is carried during a memorial ceremony for a hostage whose body was returned by Hamas on Oct. 23, 2025, in Nir Oz, southern Israel. (Kyodo)==Kyodo

A Palestinian neighborhood watch member gazes a campfire while keeping guard against possible attacks by Jewish settlers on Nov. 21, 2025, in the West Bank town of Sinjil. (For editorial use only)(Photo not for sale)(Kyodo)==Kyodo

A woman participates in a demonstration demanding the release of hostages held by Hamas on Sept. 6, 2025, in Jerusalem. (Kyodo)==Kyodo

Palestinian neighborhood watch members use searchlights while guarding against possible attacks by Jewish settlers on Nov. 21, 2025, in the West Bank town of Sinjil. (Kyodo)==Kyodo

Participants shine the lights of their smartphones in memory of the victims during a large commemorative event in Tel Aviv marking two years since Hamas' surprise attack on Oct. 7, 2025. (Kyodo)==Kyodo

Children look up at the Israeli-built separation barrier bearing a mural of U.S. President Donald Trump embracing the wall in the West Bank town of Bethlehem on Aug. 31, 2025, as Palestinians face severe restrictions on movement. (Kyodo)==Kyodo

A person dressed as U.S. President Donald Trump and others celebrate in Tel Aviv, central Israel, on Oct. 9, 2025, after Israel and Hamas agreed to the first phase of Trump's peace plan in Gaza. (Kyodo)==Kyodo

A 2025 photo feature by Kyodo News, titled "An Unending Cycle of Grief," documenting both Palestinians and Israelis affected by two years of conflict in Gaza has won the latest Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association news award.The series of 11 photos taken in both territories through December 2025 "depicted the loss and division left by a protracted conflict" in a "balanced composition," the association said, explaining why it was selected as one of six award-winning works from 108 entries.Three Kyodo photographers -- Suo Takekuma, Takaki Yajima and Takuto Kaneko -- and Palestinia…READ FULL ARTICLE

Unending cycle of grief: People affected by Gaza conflict in photos

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