Not only is this a striking photo, it tells a story. It synthesizes the Israel/Palestine battle into a single image:
– the historic, seemingly cosmic nature of the conflict
– superior vs inferior technology
– defensive vs offensive action
– helplessness of people watching— N.F. Singh, deconstructing the deconstruction ✪ (@theSinghMan) May 14, 2021
Update (related item):
Israel showed US ‘smoking gun’ on Hamas in AP office tower, officials say
“We showed them the smoking gun proving Hamas worked out of that building,” a source close to Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi said. “I understand they found the explanation satisfactory.”