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Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)But even in the worst, their lens captured haunting, still moments reflecting how life carries on even in the chaos.

In one image, a volunteer kisses two kittens rescued from the rubble of another Israeli airstrike in Beirut. His face is smudged with soot. One of the kittens, eyes closed, meows with its tiny claws extended.Kamal Khatib, a volunteer with the Animals Lebanon rescue group, kisses kittens after rescuing them from debris of destroyed buildings at the site of Thursday’s Israeli airstrike, in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)Kamal Khatib, a volunteer with the Animals Lebanon rescue group, kisses kittens after rescuing them from debris of destroyed buildings at the site of Thursday’s Israeli airstrike, in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

In the Gaza Strip, another photograph resembles a still life painting as golden rays of morning light hang in the dusty air as a Palestinian man inshadow uses a shovel to clean away debris from what was once a kitchen.

Palestinians look at their neighbour’s damaged house following an Israeli strike in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)

Palestinians look at their neighbour’s damaged house following an Israeli strike in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)Gov. Jeff Landry ordered an investigation into the jailbreak several days after the inmates escaped on May 16. Williams had initially described the inquiry as a “joint effort” with the Attorney General Liz Murrill and toured the jail with her as part of the probe.

Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson accused Williams’ role in the investigation as being “fueled by personal animus and political campaigning” according to a court filing earlier this week reviewed by The Associated Press. Williams denied these allegations.Earlier this year, Williams endorsed his employee Michelle Woodfork to replace Hutson as sheriff in 2026. Woodfork declined to comment.

In a statement, Williams said the recusal motion had not been granted because there were “no legal grounds to support it.”Judge Nandi Campbell, who received the motion for recusal, declined to comment.