AP photographer Tsafrir Abayov has been covering the border between Israel and Gaza for almost 20 years. When he saw a group of Israeli soldiers taking a selfie with a devastated Palestinian neighborhood in the background, he knew he had a photo. He usually photographs tanks at the location. Here's how he made the extraordinary image.
Israeli female soldiers pose for a photo on a position on the Gaza Strip border, in southern Israel, Monday, Feb. 19, 2024. border for almost 20 years, so I know this border from end to end. I have a lot of spots where I know I can get a good shot. On this day, I was driving by and I saw a group of female soldiers who had gone up to a tank position on the Israeli side, about 50 meters from the border. I don’t think these soldiers are normally stationed there. They just went up to take a look.
Even though it looks like we are in Gaza in this photograph, both the soldiers and I were in Israel, looking over the border. I use a Sony camera and 100-400 lens, which kind of compresses the perspective. This is the longest lens that I have. I was about 300 meters away from the soldiers, and the buildings in Gaza behind them were about 500 meters on the other side of the border. But it shows you how close we are.
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