The devastating loss of the entire family of Al Jazeera's Gaza bureau chief, Wael al-Dahdouh, sheds light on the perils faced by journalists in the ongoing Israel-Hamas War, with many paying a heavy price.
Aljazeera' s brave veteran journalist Wael Dahdouh's wife, son and daughter were killed in an Israeli airstrike which targeted a shelter house they had fled to. Wael received the news while on air covering the nonstop Israeli strikes on Gaza! pic.twitter.com/G2Z8UreboU
— Mohamed Moawad (@moawady) October 25, 2023
Al Jazeera condemns the killing of its journalist Wael Al-Dahdouh's family in Gaza. pic.twitter.com/EYJShQt6J9
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) October 25, 2023
Middle East Crisis: UNESCO deplores the deadliest week for journalists in any recent conflict. Since 7 October, UNESCO has already confirmed the deaths of 9 journalists in the line of duty during the Hamas terrorist attack & the Israeli military response.https://t.co/XXGnO7IVRX pic.twitter.com/OOOv4WaPhd
— UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 (@UNESCO) October 17, 2023
UNESCO has strongly opposed the deaths of journalists on both sides due to the ongoing war.
During any conflict, journalists and media workers are civilians under international humanitarian law.
— Committee to Protect Journalists (@pressfreedom) October 25, 2023
Their rights must be respected and protected.
Journalists are #NotATarget pic.twitter.com/DGCZDYUQxK
Journalists covering the #IsraelGazaConflict, review our safety resources:https://t.co/rIidpJJfQf#CPJEmergencies #JournalistSafety
— Committee to Protect Journalists (@pressfreedom) October 26, 2023
As of October 25, the impact on journalists in the Israel-Hamas war has been tremendous with 24 journalists having tragically lost their lives, including:
Apart from the ones reported dead:
Here are few of the journalists who have been reported dead while reporting on the Israel-Hamas war since October 7:
Yaniv Zohar: An Israeli photographer working for Israel Hayom, lost his life in a Hamas attack on Kibbutz Nahal Oz in southern Israel.
Shai Regev: An editor in charge of the gossip and entertainment news section of the Hebrew-language daily newspaper Ma’ariv, was fatally impacted during a Hamas attack on Israel.
Ayelet Arnin: A 22-year-old news editor at the Israel Broadcasting Corporation Kan, lost her life in a Hamas attack in the southern region of Israel.
Issam Abdallah: A Beirut-based videographer working for the Reuters news agency, lost his life during a shelling incident near the Lebanon border from the direction of Israel.
Saeed al-Taweel: The editor-in-chief of the Al-Khamsa News website, met his demise when Israeli warplanes targeted a media hub in the Rimal district of western Gaza.
Roshdi Sarraj: A journalist and co-founder of Ain Media, a Palestinian media services company, tragically perished in an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip.
The rest of the names on the list by CPJ include:
Amid the escalating conflict, the Israel-Hamas war has endured for 19 days, and the death toll continues to rise.
The United States has opposed a ceasefire in the Israel-Gaza conflict, arguing that it would primarily benefit Hamas.
Recently, the US vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that called for a "humanitarian pause" because it didn't explicitly address Israel's right to self-defence.