Escalating events in Israel and Gaza continued to cause deep distress and alarm, with several thousand people known to be dead or wounded on either side of the border. US president Joe Biden was expected to visit Israel this week, amid growing expectations of a ground invasion of Gaza and fears of a wider regional escalation.
For illustrator Pete Reynolds, the depiction of Israel and the Gaza Strip as shards of splintering glass was an apt visual metaphor for this week’s cover design. “It’s a fortunate coincidence for such an unfortunate story,” says Pete, “but it’s the perfect symbolism of such a fragile state of affairs.”
