2023-12-15 21:33:45
One of two Al-Jazeera journalists injured in Gaza dies
“It is with heavy hearts that we share the devastating news of the loss of our dedicated Al-Jazeera cameraman, Samer Abou Daqqa”, wrote on Mohamed Moawad, an editor-in-chief of the television channel.
Al-Jazeera previously reported that its Gaza bureau chief, Wael Al-Dahdouh, and journalist Samer Abou Daqqa were injured at a school in Khan Younes “following what is believed to be an Israeli drone attack”. According to the Qatari media, Samer Abou Daqqa was seriously injured but remained for hours at the scene of the strike, to which emergency services were unable to access because the road was blocked by the rubble of a house.
In a statement, Al-Jazeera said it held “Israeli occupying forces fully responsible for Samer’s security”. “The Gaza team, particularly Wael and Samer, played a crucial role in revealing the scale of the destruction and horrors of Israeli atrocities. Without their dedication and commitment, the horrors of Gaza would not be exposed to the world.”estimated the channel.
A first bombing targeted a school run by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) in Khan Younes, which journalists were coming to cover, when a second bombing took place, according to a statement from the ruling Hamas movement. in Gaza.
This second strike was aimed “deliberately journalists”, according to Hamas. It’s about a “attempt to intimidate journalists so that they do not document the massacres [israéliens] committed in the Gaza Strip »Hamas responded.
More than 60 journalists and media workers have died since the war between Hamas and Israel began on October 7, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists.
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