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2 Palestinian Journalists Killed In an Israeli Strike in southern Gaza by God1000(m): 8:25pm On Jan 07

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfS5z7yUPbI





Two Gaza journalists killed in Israeli strike
Al Jazeera on Sunday said two of its Palestinian journalists in the Gaza Strip were killed in an Israeli strike on their car, in what the Qatar-based media network claimed was a “targeted killing”.

Hamza Wael Dahdouh and Mustafa Thuria, who also worked as a video stringer for AFP and other news organisations, were killed while they were “on their way to carry out their duty” for the channel in the Gaza Strip, the network said.


A third freelance journalist travelling with them, Hazem Rajab, was seriously injured.


The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza also confirmed the deaths and blamed an Israeli strike.

Witnesses told AFP that two rockets were fired at the car — one hit the front of the vehicle and the other hit Hamza who was in sitting next to the driver.

“We later found the body parts (of those in the car). The ambulance then came and carried those who were in the car,” a witness, who declined to give his name for security reasons, told AFP.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the journalists’ deaths was an “unimaginable tragedy”.

“And that’s also been the case for… far too many innocent Palestinian men, women and children,” he said in Doha, as part of a new regional tour.

AFP video footage showed a crowd of people inspecting the car’s mangled remains, while pools of blood lay on the road. No other damage was visible in the area.

Al Jazeera “strongly condemns the Israeli occupation forces’ targeting of the Palestinian journalists’ car,” the company said in a statement, accusing Israel of “targeting” journalists and “violating the principles of freedom of the press”.


Several hours after the strike, the Israeli army had not replied to AFP’s request for a comment.


Hamza’s father Wael al-Dahdouh is Al Jazeera’s Gaza bureau chief who was recently wounded in a strike himself after his wife and two other children were killed in Israeli bombardment in the initial weeks of the war.

“Hamza was everything for me … while we are full of humanity they (Israel) are full of murder and hatred,” Dahdouh said on Al Jazeera television.

What did my family do?’

AFP’s global news director Phil Chetwynd said the agency was “shocked” by Mustafa’s death and its thoughts were with his family.

“We vigorously condemn all attacks against journalists doing their jobs and it is essential we have a clear explanation as to what happened,” Chetwynd added.


Crowds of people gathered later Sunday at the funeral where a tearful Dahdouh was seen kissing the hand of his dead son.

“The world should see with two eyes, not with an Israeli eye. They should see everything happening to the Palestinian people,” Dahdouh said.

“What did Hamza do to them (Israelis)? What did my family do to them? What did the civilians do to them? They did nothing to them, but the world closes its eyes to what’s happening in the Gaza Strip.”

Wael Dahdouh was wounded in an Israeli strike in December that also killed Al Jazeera cameraman Samer Abu Daqqa. The Qatar-based channel has lost three journalists since the start of the Israel-Hamas war on October 7.

Thuria, in his 30s, had worked with AFP since 2019 and had also worked with other international media outlets.


Thuria and Hamza had been tasked with filming the aftermath of a strike on a house in Rafah and their car was hit while they were on their way back, AFP correspondents said.

The war erupted when Hamas militants stormed across Gaza’s border into Israel in an unprecedented attack which left some 1,140 people dead, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally based on official Israeli figures.

Israel has vowed to eradicate Hamas, denounced as a terrorist group by the US and EU, and has kept up a relentless bombing of Gaza, which the Hamas-run health ministry says has killed 22,835 people, mostly civilians.

“We are in shock,” Christophe Deloire of the media advocacy group Reporters Without Borders wrote Sunday on X, formerly Twitter, calling the situation a “never-ending slaughter”.

In May 2022, Shireen Abu Akleh, a veteran Palestinian journalist working for Al Jazeera, was killed while covering an Israeli raid on the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank.

The Israeli army later admitted one of its soldiers probably shot the reporter — who was wearing a helmet and a bulletproof vest marked “Press” — having mistaken her for a militant.

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Re: 2 Palestinian Journalists Killed In an Israeli Strike in southern Gaza by God1000(m): 8:26pm On Jan 07
This is hard to watch

I salute these brave journalists for risking their lives everyday to give us the true picture of what is happening.



Watch this horrific video of Israeli forces desecrating the graves of Palestinians in Gaza


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtGo2NFXGm8

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Re: 2 Palestinian Journalists Killed In an Israeli Strike in southern Gaza by drmuchin: 9:02pm On Jan 07
Why would you deliberately put yourself in harm way
AL JAZEERA is sponsored by terrorist
F**k around and find out

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Re: 2 Palestinian Journalists Killed In an Israeli Strike in southern Gaza by Botragelad: 9:17pm On Jan 07
You mean two Hamas terrorists pretending to be journalists? Who gave them press credentials, you can't just wear a vest and a helmet and call yourself a journalist.

These blokes are working for Hamas and following their orders, so they're direct targets. Well done Israel. Keep it up.

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Re: 2 Palestinian Journalists Killed In an Israeli Strike in southern Gaza by God1000(m): 9:47pm On Jan 07
Botragelad:
You mean two Hamas terrorists pretending to be journalists? Who gave them press credentials, you can't just wear a vest and a helmet and call yourself a journalist.

These blokes are working for Hamas and following their orders, so they're direct targets. Well done Israel. Keep it up.
some of you people will not make heaven

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Re: 2 Palestinian Journalists Killed In an Israeli Strike in southern Gaza by Floky215: 11:00pm On Jan 07
God1000:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfS5z7yUPbI





Two Gaza journalists killed in Israeli strike
Al Jazeera on Sunday said two of its Palestinian journalists in the Gaza Strip were killed in an Israeli strike on their car, in what the Qatar-based media network claimed was a “targeted killing”.

Hamza Wael Dahdouh and Mustafa Thuria, who also worked as a video stringer for AFP and other news organisations, were killed while they were “on their way to carry out their duty” for the channel in the Gaza Strip, the network said.


A third freelance journalist travelling with them, Hazem Rajab, was seriously injured.


The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza also confirmed the deaths and blamed an Israeli strike.

Witnesses told AFP that two rockets were fired at the car — one hit the front of the vehicle and the other hit Hamza who was in sitting next to the driver.

“We later found the body parts (of those in the car). The ambulance then came and carried those who were in the car,” a witness, who declined to give his name for security reasons, told AFP.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the journalists’ deaths was an “unimaginable tragedy”.

“And that’s also been the case for… far too many innocent Palestinian men, women and children,” he said in Doha, as part of a new regional tour.

AFP video footage showed a crowd of people inspecting the car’s mangled remains, while pools of blood lay on the road. No other damage was visible in the area.

Al Jazeera “strongly condemns the Israeli occupation forces’ targeting of the Palestinian journalists’ car,” the company said in a statement, accusing Israel of “targeting” journalists and “violating the principles of freedom of the press”.


Several hours after the strike, the Israeli army had not replied to AFP’s request for a comment.


Hamza’s father Wael al-Dahdouh is Al Jazeera’s Gaza bureau chief who was recently wounded in a strike himself after his wife and two other children were killed in Israeli bombardment in the initial weeks of the war.

“Hamza was everything for me … while we are full of humanity they (Israel) are full of murder and hatred,” Dahdouh said on Al Jazeera television.

What did my family do?’

AFP’s global news director Phil Chetwynd said the agency was “shocked” by Mustafa’s death and its thoughts were with his family.

“We vigorously condemn all attacks against journalists doing their jobs and it is essential we have a clear explanation as to what happened,” Chetwynd added.


Crowds of people gathered later Sunday at the funeral where a tearful Dahdouh was seen kissing the hand of his dead son.

“The world should see with two eyes, not with an Israeli eye. They should see everything happening to the Palestinian people,” Dahdouh said.

“What did Hamza do to them (Israelis)? What did my family do to them? What did the civilians do to them? They did nothing to them, but the world closes its eyes to what’s happening in the Gaza Strip.”

Wael Dahdouh was wounded in an Israeli strike in December that also killed Al Jazeera cameraman Samer Abu Daqqa. The Qatar-based channel has lost three journalists since the start of the Israel-Hamas war on October 7.

Thuria, in his 30s, had worked with AFP since 2019 and had also worked with other international media outlets.


Thuria and Hamza had been tasked with filming the aftermath of a strike on a house in Rafah and their car was hit while they were on their way back, AFP correspondents said.

The war erupted when Hamas militants stormed across Gaza’s border into Israel in an unprecedented attack which left some 1,140 people dead, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally based on official Israeli figures.

Israel has vowed to eradicate Hamas, denounced as a terrorist group by the US and EU, and has kept up a relentless bombing of Gaza, which the Hamas-run health ministry says has killed 22,835 people, mostly civilians.

“We are in shock,” Christophe Deloire of the media advocacy group Reporters Without Borders wrote Sunday on X, formerly Twitter, calling the situation a “never-ending slaughter”.

In May 2022, Shireen Abu Akleh, a veteran Palestinian journalist working for Al Jazeera, was killed while covering an Israeli raid on the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank.

The Israeli army later admitted one of its soldiers probably shot the reporter — who was wearing a helmet and a bulletproof vest marked “Press” — having mistaken her for a militant.



Nlfpmod


Journalist by day and terrorist by night...!!
These are well known fact, even some of their Doctors in gaza are also engaged in terrosit activities so no pity for the baggas...!!

More bombs pls..!! The jubilation on Oct 7th must continue by all means necessary....!!

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Re: 2 Palestinian Journalists Killed In an Israeli Strike in southern Gaza by Botragelad: 4:49am On Jan 08
God1000:
some of you people will not make heaven
Lol. Those lads are Hamas chaps who pretend to be journalists to dodge getting wiped out. It's a Hamas thing. Hiding among civvies.

What were they up to with Hamas terrorists if they weren't one?

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Re: 2 Palestinian Journalists Killed In an Israeli Strike in southern Gaza by ATEAMS: 8:37am On Jan 08
Job hazard ...

No b play

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Re: 2 Palestinian Journalists Killed In an Israeli Strike in southern Gaza by Northernblood9(m): 8:37am On Jan 08
All terrorists are not Palestinians but all Palestinians are terrorist

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Re: 2 Palestinian Journalists Killed In an Israeli Strike in southern Gaza by Telp1: 8:38am On Jan 08
Victims of war

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Re: 2 Palestinian Journalists Killed In an Israeli Strike in southern Gaza by Mrchippychappy(m): 8:43am On Jan 08
Guys remember Nigeria is not Israel. Don't waste your money buying flag only to burn it at the end. You just wasted your money and your fuel. Don't go attacking fellow Nigerians going about their business. Instead of carrying this matter for head like Gala, why not protest against bad governance and hardship in your OWN country? Finally if you feel so upset or angry about the situation out there. Abeg buy flight ticket go there to fight but please no bring that drama come Nigeria. Thanks for your cooperation.

Dem dey kee people for Plateau and Benue like flies but una no vex for that one na issue between two groups wey get deep hatred for blacks na dat one una carry for head

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Re: 2 Palestinian Journalists Killed In an Israeli Strike in southern Gaza by Gainman: 8:43am On Jan 08
God1000:
This is hard to watch

I salute these brave journalists for risking their lives everyday to give us the true picture of what is happening.
Why not go risk your life too there so dat people will salute you. If u don die u don die be dat. Nothing again.

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Re: 2 Palestinian Journalists Killed In an Israeli Strike in southern Gaza by adesegun121(m): 8:44am On Jan 08
Say no to war
Re: 2 Palestinian Journalists Killed In an Israeli Strike in southern Gaza by Gainman: 8:44am On Jan 08
God1000:
some of you people will not make heaven
nah u dey d gate of heaven?

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Re: 2 Palestinian Journalists Killed In an Israeli Strike in southern Gaza by bro4u: 8:47am On Jan 08
God1000:
some of you people will not make heaven
Na u go come make heaven supporting Hamas terrorists?

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Re: 2 Palestinian Journalists Killed In an Israeli Strike in southern Gaza by Demigod22: 8:50am On Jan 08
Israel deserve Grammy for being pragmatic in tackling nuisance.

Journalist for day, terrorist for night. If Nigeria is like Israel, those midgets won't come near Plateau.

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Re: 2 Palestinian Journalists Killed In an Israeli Strike in southern Gaza by imranforu: 8:51am On Jan 08
Arabs should take action directly. Still have time

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Re: 2 Palestinian Journalists Killed In an Israeli Strike in southern Gaza by Lastmessenger2: 8:52am On Jan 08
Aljazeera is the media arm of Hamas

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Re: 2 Palestinian Journalists Killed In an Israeli Strike in southern Gaza by Rahkman: 8:53am On Jan 08
That's a surgical strike....two terrorist neutralised, grin grin grin grin grin no civilians casualties, isreal becoming more pragmatic with their approach grin

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Re: 2 Palestinian Journalists Killed In an Israeli Strike in southern Gaza by saddler: 8:53am On Jan 08
lipsrsealed
Re: 2 Palestinian Journalists Killed In an Israeli Strike in southern Gaza by STEWpid(f): 8:53am On Jan 08
Chai..



How come Israel is all that winning??

Palestine surely have other major enemies!!

Re: 2 Palestinian Journalists Killed In an Israeli Strike in southern Gaza by Danmisra(m): 8:54am On Jan 08
The terrorist are at it again. The other terrorist in suit( US Sec of state) was forced to admit it.
Peace can only be attained when the two terrorist nation ( Israel and America) also known as (Isis) are out of meddle East.
The two global suponsors of terrorism

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Re: 2 Palestinian Journalists Killed In an Israeli Strike in southern Gaza by NzogbuNzogbu: 8:59am On Jan 08
Hamas shöuld surrender and let gaza have peace,

Why do they love destroying gaza when they are loosing the war, the whole north gaza is now under israel control

Why wait till you Are wiped out from south gaza and waste civilian lives in an eventual defeat that is happening

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Re: 2 Palestinian Journalists Killed In an Israeli Strike in southern Gaza by AMAUCHESKY(m): 9:00am On Jan 08
Its well

Bad habit will slow down your good harvest..you need a councilor to help you stop cut the habit @ my signature

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