TEHRAN-The photo exhibition “With Al-Aqsa Flood Until the Last Day” was launched at the Iran Photographers Gallery No. 1 in Tehran on Monday, showcasing photos of various media photographers operating in occupied Palestine from the Operation Al-Aqsa Flood.

Organized by the House of Iranian Photographers and curated by Hamid Vakili, the exhibit includes 42 large photos taken by international photographers who have taken photos for news agencies such as Reuters, AP, Al-Jazeera, etc.

Palestinian Resistance fighters launched Operation Al-Aqsa Flood against the positions of the Israeli regime in the occupied territories October 7, from the Gaza Strip, which shocked the regime, because such an inclusive and unprecedented operation occurred for the first time in 75 years of the Israeli occupation of Palestine.

With Israel’s colossal intelligence defeat during the Hamas attack on the occupied territories, the regime seems to be bent on giving what Netanyahu has touted as a “historic” response to the Palestinian resistance. Israel is currently bombarding Gaza with no letup. The regime, which has imprisoned Gazans in the world’s largest open-air jail for the past 16 years, has tried to “clamp down on Hamas” by killing and maiming civilians, including women and children.

Hospitals, mosques, residential buildings and schools have been reduced to rubble in cities that were once vibrant with crowds of impoverished, but high-spirited people. Now, citizens must scour through the ruins of what was once called home, in a bid to find their loved ones.

Over 2,800 people, including more than 800 children, have been killed in Israel's bombing campaign in Gaza.

Th photo exhibition is a visual narration of the events happening in the occupied territories. It narrates pride and resistance of the Palestinians in such conditions.

“With the Al-Aqsa Flood Until the Last Day” exhibition is the first exhibition that has an opening date but no certain end date. We hope that it ends by the victory of the Palestinian people,” Seyed Ehsan Bagheri, director of Iran Photographers House, said at the opening ceremony.

Israel occupied Gaza in 1967 and in 2005 they dismantled their settlement. However, since 2007, Israel has placed Gaza under a land, sea, and air blockade making it the largest open-air prison. Plenty of evidence emerged of Palestinian children being killed, injured, and pulled out of rubble.

“The photos displayed in this exhibition are updated and changed every week. The older photos are added in a smaller form on one of the walls of the gallery. We hope to witness the victory of the great Palestinian nation as soon as possible,” he added.

Speaking about the selection of the photos, Bagheri said: “We did our best to communicate with the photographers and news agencies operating in Palestine to get the available photos and we try to continue the same trend so that we can have more up-to-date photos with more variety on display.”

The exhibition is underway from Saturdays to Wednesdays, 10:00 am to 7:00 pm, at the Iran Photographers Gallery No. 1 based in Art Bureau, located on Somayeh Street, between Qarani and Hafez streets.

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