Western media were finally allowed into Gaza following the ceasefire. Photo: Anne Poulsen/IMS

During the very first days of the ceasefire following the armed conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Territories, IMS' Anne Poulsen took the opportunity to capture moments and impressions of the effects of the armed conflict on her visit to Gaza. See a small selection of her photos here:

Camera man capturing the destruction of the Al Aqsa TV station in Gaza City.

The president of the Palestinian Journalist Syndicate, Sakher Abu El Oun interviewed in the middle of the street. 

A cellphone is used to capture latest news amidst a growing crowd in a neighbourhood a few kilometres north of Gaza City which was almost completely destroyed during the conflict.

Many media workers in Gaza do not have the necessary equipment to clearly signal that they represent the media when working in a conflict zone. This makes them more vulnerable and puts their safety in jeopardy.

Once the ceasefire opened the Gaza Strip to the international media, many foreign media workers went in to capture live images from the Post-conflict situation in Gaza.

Aiman Ar-rezi, a Palestinian freelance reporter was busy editting live footage for Abu Dhabi TV in the Media Tower in Gaza City, when the building came under israeli fire. He was lucky to survive the attack which, according to him, was targetted to silence the media.

A tragedy of scale. A man shows a list counting the names of 29 members of his family who lost their lives during the armed conflict in Gaza, 2009.