This exhibition shows different perspectives on the “Great March of Return”, the protest movement which has been punctuating life in Gaza for over a year. The Israeli Army’s bloody repression has resulted in thousands of wounded, shattered lives. It is an unprecedented crisis further weakening a territory battered by years of war and blockades.

Every year the “March of Return” commemorates the Nakba, the Palestinian exodus of 1948. 2018 was the 70th anniversary of the event, and the demonstrations along the length of the security barrier separating Gaza from Israel were supposed to go on for a month and a half. Although the Israeli Army responded brutally, firing live bullets into the crowd, the demonstrations have continued ever since, making the border look like a front line. Hundreds of demonstrators have been killed and almost 7,000 people are suffering from complex injuries requiring long-term treatment. Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors without Borders), have been in the Gaza Strip since 2000 and have stepped up their operations in order to provide treatment for many of the wounded. But the needs are huge and the health system is at breaking point. Many victims are left to their fate and at risk of infection or amputation. It is a healthcare bloodbath with a terrible impact on a society already in agony.