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The Guardian - UK
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Bethan McKernan in Jerusalem

Palestinian journalist leaves Gaza after 108 days chronicling war

Motaz Azaiz
Motaz Azaiza said he was glad to be out of his ‘heavy, stinky’ press vest. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

The Palestinian photojournalist Motaz Azaiza, a key chronicler of the war in Gaza, has been evacuated from the strip and found refuge in Qatar.

Azaiza, 24, who has 18.5 million Instagram followers, said in a video posted to the platform this week that he had been able to secure passage out of the blockaded coastal territory after documenting 108 days of the impact on civilians of the conflict between Hamas and Israel.

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