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Gaza Mourns 

July 31, 2018 
by Peter van Agtmael 
Two Palestinian teenagers were killed on Saturday July 14th, Gaza health officials have said, in one of more than 40 air strikes carried out in Gaza by the Israeli military since Friday.
Speaking about the airstrikes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said "Israel has carried out its biggest attack against Hamas militant targets in Gaza since the war in 2014". The attacks come amid an escalation of violence in the region in recent months.
Peter Van Agtmael photographed the processions for the two teenagers, held the day after the bombing in Gaza.

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