In pictures: On the ground in southern Israel
24 ImagesAward-winning photographer Kate Geraghty has unparalleled experience for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age in operating out of conflict zones over decades. She has reported extensively from across the Middle East before, bringing a wealth of experience to help her navigate potential hazards. Here are her moving images from southern Israel where she is on assignment with foreign affairs correspondent Matthew Knott.
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Avida Bahar, who lost his right leg after being shot by Hamas, sits in his home where his wife, Dana, and son, Carmel, were killed and daughter, Hadar, was wounded by Hamas during the October 7 attack on Kibbutz Be’eri.Credit:Kate Geraghty
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The home of Carmel Gat who was taken hostage from Kibbutz Be’eri and then executed by Hamas in Gaza in August.Credit:Kate Geraghty
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The view from Avida Bahar’s safe room in his home in Kibbutz Be’eri. He lost his right leg after being shot by Hamas.Credit:Kate Geraghty
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Australian Israeli Geoffrey “Danny” Majzner in front of his sister Galit Carbone’s home, where she was killed by Hamas during the October 7 attack on Kibbutz Be’eri. Majzner was a few streets away, sheltering in his safe room from 7am until 3am the next day.Credit:Kate Geraghty
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An image of Israeli hostage Itay Svirsky on a banner with the words “Bring Itay Svirsky’s body. We don’t give up till everyone comes back” (left). Another banner (right) states, “The hostages hurt because they were abandoned! We won’t forget and we won’t forgive”. The banners are on destroyed homes in Kibbutz Be’eri where 101 civilians and 31 security personnel were killed by Hamas on October 7. Svirsky died in Hamas captivity in Gaza.Credit:Kate Geraghty
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Tributes are written on the wall inside the dental health facility where five people were killed by Hamas during the October 7 Hamas attack.Credit:Kate Geraghty
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Photographs of a man who was murdered (left), a man taken hostage (right), and a woman, who was taken hostage and then released, in front of their home in Kibbutz Be’eri.Credit:Kate Geraghty
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Children in the almost deserted Kibbutz Be’eri, which was one of the worst hit in the October 7 Hamas attacks on southern Israel.Credit:Kate Geraghty
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Australian Israeli Geoffrey “Danny” Majzner sits in his bedroom in Kibbutz Be’eri where he took shelter for 30 hours during the October 7 Hamas attack. Geoffrey’s sister Galit Carbone was killed by Hamas in her home a few streets away.Credit:Kate Geraghty
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The secure room in the home of Avida Bahar, who was shot and lost his right leg during the October 7 Hamas attack in Kibbutz Be’eri. His wife, Dana, and son, Carmel, were shot dead and his daughter, Hadar, was wounded.Credit:Kate Geraghty
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Photographs of a man who was murdered (left), a man taken hostage (right), and women and children, who were taken hostage and then released, in front of their home in Kibbutz Be’eri.Credit:Kate Geraghty
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Survivors of the October 7 Hamas attack Australian Israeli Geoffrey “Danny” Majzner, 62, (left) and Avida Bahar in Avida’s home in Kibbutz Be’eri, Israel, which is near the Gaza border. Majzner’s sister Galit Carbone was killed by Hamas as was Bahar’s wife, Dana, and son, Carmel. Bahar lost his right leg after being shot by Hamas. His daughter Hadar was also wounded.Credit:Kate Geraghty
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The home of Canadian-Israeli peace activist Vivian Silver who was murdered by Hamas during the October 7 attack in Kibbutz Be’eri.Credit:Kate Geraghty
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A sticker depicting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) with the words “Demolisher of Israel” in Kibbutz Be’eri where 101 civilians and 31 security personnel were killed by Hamas on October 7.Credit:Kate Geraghty
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Tributes are written on the wall around a poster dedicated to paramedic Amit Man, 22, who was murdered by Hamas while treating casualties during the October 7 attack in Kibbutz Be’eri.Credit:Kate Geraghty
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Avida Bahar, who lost his right leg after being shot by Hamas, sits in his home where his wife, Dana, and son, Carmel, were killed and daughter, Hadar, was wounded by Hamas during the October 7 attack on Kibbutz Be’eri.Credit:Kate Geraghty
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Avida Bahar (left) who lost his right leg after being shot by Hamas walks with a friend to his home in Kibbutz Be’eri.Credit:Kate Geraghty
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The home of Noy Shosh, who was murdered by Hamas during the October 7 attack in Kibbutz Be’eri.Credit:Kate Geraghty
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An image of Carmel Gat (bottom right) who was taken hostage during the October 7 Hamas attack in Kibbutz Be’eri and then executed by Hamas in Gaza in August this year.Credit:Kate Geraghty
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An Israeli flag flying above damaged blast walls in Kibbutz Be’eri.Credit:Kate Geraghty
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A banner at the home of Rotem Kalderon who was murdered by Hamas on October 7, stating “You’re the head. you’re guilty”, aimed at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.Credit:Kate Geraghty
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The home of Rotem Kalderon who was murdered by Hamas during the October 7 attack in Kibbutz Be’eri.Credit:Kate Geraghty
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In Kibbutz Be’eri, Israeli flags fly next to a banner of an hourglass representing the fact that time is running out for the hostages in Gaza.Credit:Kate Geraghty
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Australian Israeli Geoffrey “Danny” Majzner inside the dental health clinic in Kibbutz Be’eri where five people were killed. by Hamas on October 7.Credit:Kate Geraghty
