Tarek Masood's Life in Palestine: The first Winter Days

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Tarek Masood’s Life in Palestine: A photographic look at the first Winter Days in Gaza under siege

By Tarek Masood

A look at the daily life of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

Man and his wife run under the rain water in the Gaza Strip. Copyright (C) 2015 Tarek Masood. All Rights Reserved

Palestinian girl waits for a car to move during a recent rain. Copyright (C) 2015 Tarek Masood. All Rights Reserved

Rain blankets the Gaza Strip as a street merchant covers his food and a couple walk down the Gaza street. Copyright (C) 2015 Tarek Masood. All Rights Reserved

Girl peers anxiously out of the back window of a van. Copyright (C) 2015 Tarek Masood. All Rights Reserved

Gaza Photographer Tarek Masood

(Tarek Masood is a Gaza photographer who shoots daily life of Palestinians living under siege in the Gaza Strip.)

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Tarek Masood is a blogger and photographer based in the Gaza Strip, in Palestine. He is 19 years old. His photographs capture the essence of Palestinian Daily life under the brutality of Israel's oppressive embargo and violence campaign against Palestinian civilians. His email is: tarekosama1996@gmail.com

Masood was seriously injured during attacks by Israeli soldiers on October 23, 2015. An illegal explosive device used by the Israeli soldiers against civilian protests shattered the femur of Masood's right leg.

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Tarek Masood’s Life in Palestine: The first Winter Days

Tarek Masood’s Life in Palestine: A photographic look at the first Winter Days in Gaza under siege

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