2003 Photo Contest, Spot News, 2nd prize
Photographer

Ilkka Uimonen

Magnum Photos for Newsweek

01 March, 2002

Israeli soldiers conduct a house-to-house weapons search, and mark searched premises with a Star of David. Backed by tanks and helicopter gunships, Israeli troops launched an attack on the Balata Refugee Camp. Nine Palestinians and one Israeli soldier were killed, and more than 90 Palestinians were wounded.

About the photographer

Ilkka Uimonen

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