Created in Israel, The October 7 War is a stark and unflinching photographic chronicle by renowned Israeli photojournalist Ziv Koren, capturing the days, weeks, and human stories shaped by the events that began on October 7, 2023. Produced with the clarity, restraint, and precision that have defined Koren’s decades long career, this volume offers a visual account that is documentary and deeply humane.

Bound in a minimalist black cover with tonal embossing, the book’s physical design mirrors its content. Inside, Koren’s photographs guide the viewer through scenes of devastation, survival, military response, personal loss, and the first fragile steps toward recovery. From the burned vehicles collected in fields, to the destroyed homes of Israeli communities along the Gaza border, to intimate portraits of families grieving and soldiers returning from the battlefield, each frame reflects the raw truth of a moment that reshaped the country.

Koren’s work goes beyond recording destruction. Many of the photographs highlight the endurance of individuals and communities: doctors and nurses treating the wounded, survivors gathering around makeshift memorials, and wounded civilians learning to walk again with newly fitted prosthetics. Koren’s lens balances sorrow with resilience, documenting the reality of war without reducing the lives within it to symbols.

Meticulously printed on heavy, gallery grade paper and structured with generous full spread layouts, The October 7 War is designed as documentation and as a lasting historical record. It is a work for readers who seek to understand the events directly, without mediation, through the eyes of one of Israel’s most accomplished conflict photographers. Created in Israel, this book stands as testimony and remembrance, preserving the visual memory of a national trauma and the resilience that emerged in its wake.

Specifications

• Hardcover, clothbound with tonal embossed titling
• Photography by Ziv Koren
• Full-color and black-and-white documentary photography throughout
• Includes written contributions from Israeli writers and journalists
• High-resolution archival printing on premium matte paper
• Large-format art book suitable for collectors, libraries, and historical institutions
• Focuses on Israel’s experience during and after the events of October 7, 2023
• Printed and produced in Israel