Relatives of Taher Ahmed Madi, 25, carry his body from the Shifa Hospital morgue to his home after he was killed during a protest at the border fence separating Israel and Gaza.
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ByMarcus YamForeign Correspondent and Photographer
Clashes continued Tuesday as Palestinian officials reported at least two more fatalities near Gaza’s frontier with Israel, pushing the two-day death toll to 64.
Israel’s military also said scattered clashes broke out in the West Bank. It said 1,300 Palestinians participated in “violent riots” at 18 locations there Tuesday, with protesters burning tires and hurling rocks and firebombs at security forces.
Ammar Rezeq, 12, grieves for his niece Layla Ghandour. Her family says the 10-month-old died after being exposed to tear gas in the Gaza Strip. A doctor says she had a preexisting heart condition.
Mariam Ghandour, 18, holds the body of her 10-month-old daughter Layla. Her name was added to a list of martyrs released by the Gaza Healthy Ministry.
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Family members carry the body of Layla Ghandour, 10 months, to her burial site in Gaza City.
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Palestinians carry an injured man during clashes with Israeli forces near the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel on May 14.
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Palestinians run for cover from tear gas fired by Israeli forces near the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel.
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Protesters fling projectiles at the border fence separating Israel and Gaza in a camp east of Gaza City on Monday.
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A Palestinian woman waves a flag near the border fence separating Israel and Gaza in a camp east of Gaza City.
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Medical units carry an injured man during clashes with Israeli forces near the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel on May 14.
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Palestinians burn tires to reduce visibility for Israeli forces at the border fence separating Israel and Gaza.
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Injured protesters are carried away by horse and carriage at the border fence separating Israel and Gaza.
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Palestinians cheer and chant as they burn tires at the border fence separating Israel and Gaza in a camp east of Gaza City.
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A Palestinian man grimaces as he is treated by medics after being shot during a protest dubbed the Great March of Return at the border fence separating Israel and Gaza.
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Ibraheem Mohammed Al-Tubassi, father, top, and other family members bid farewell to Yazan Ibraheem Mohammed Al-Tubassi, 23, at the Shifa Hospital morgue after he was shot by reportedly shot by Israeli forces.
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Relatives of Taher Ahmed Madi, 25, mourn his death after he was killed during a protest at the border fence separating Israel and Gaza.
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Palestinians test out kites that carry torches, to use for the Great March of Return, at the Bureij refugee camp near Deir al-Bala, Gaza Strip, on May 9.
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Youths near Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip last week organize tires to be used in demonstrations. The tires are often set on fire to create a smokescreen.
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Ayish Yousif Badwan, right, sells desert treats to Palestinians gathered to protest at the border fence separating Israel and Gaza, in a camp east of Gaza City on May 11.
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Palestinians try to remove a section of barbed-wire fence separating Israel and the Gaza Strip.
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Sabir Ashqar, who said he lost his legs in the 2008-2009 Gaza war, slings a projectile at the border fence separating Israel and the Gaza Strip.
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Under the shroud of smoke, Palestinians put more tires into place to burn as they protest at the border fence.
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Palestinian protesters run away from tear gas near the border fence separating Israel and the Gaza Strip on May 11.
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Palestinians aim projectiles towards the border fence separating Israel and the Gaza Strip.
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A Palestinian man carries a fellow protester after he was shot in the foot during a protest at the border fence.
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Mourners gather at a funeral service for Jamal Abdul-Rahman Affana, 15, who succumbed to his wounds sustained from last Friday’s protest at the Israel-Gaza border fence in Rafah, Gaza.
Marcus Yam is a foreign correspondent and photographer for the Los Angeles Times. Since joining in 2014, he has covered a wide range of topics including humanitarian issues, social justice, terrorism, foreign conflicts, natural disasters, politics and celebrity portraiture. He won the Pulitzer Prize for breaking news photography in 2022 for images documenting the U.S. departure from Afghanistan that capture the human cost of the historic change in the country. Yam is a two-time recipient of the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Journalism Award, notably in 2019, for his unflinching body of work showing the everyday plight of Gazans during deadly clashes in the Gaza Strip. He has been part of two Pulitzer Prize-winning breaking news teams.
