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Motaz Azaiza

معتز عزايزة

Photojournalist who became Gaza's 'eyes and ears'

SurvivedJanuary 2024Deir al-Balah refugee camp, Gaza1999–

Motaz Azaiza spent 108 days documenting Israel's bombardment of Gaza for an audience that grew into the tens of millions before evacuating to Qatar in January 2024; TIME named him one of the 100 most influential people of 2024.