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The Israel-Gaza conflict has taken a severe toll on journalists since Hamas launched its unprecedented attack against Israel on October 7 and Israel declared war on the militant Palestinian group, launching strikes on the blockaded Gaza Strip.
CPJ is documenting those journalists killed, injured, detained or missing in the conflict. In the first three days of fighting, at least seven journalists were killed, two were missing and two injured. In the same period, Israeli TV channels reported the deaths of 900 Israelis, with at least 2,600 injured, and Gaza’s Health Ministry said at least 687 Palestinians had been killed and 3,726 had been injured in Israeli air strikes.
“CPJ emphasizes that journalists are civilians doing important work during times of crisis and must not be targeted by warring parties,” said Sherif Mansour, CPJ’s Middle East and North Africa program coordinator. “Millions across the world are counting on reporters in the region to provide accurate information about the conflict. Journalists, like all civilians, must be respected and protected.”
The list published here includes names based on information obtained from CPJ’s internal sources in the region and media reports.
It will be updated on a regular basis.
Journalists reported killed, missing, injured or detained:
October 7, 2023
KILLED
Mohammad Al-Salhi
Al-Salhi, a photojournalist working for the Fourth Authority news agency, was shot dead near a Palestinian refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, according to the Palestinian Authority’s official news agency Wafa, and the Journalist Support Committee (JSC), a nonprofit which promotes the rights of the media in the Middle East.
Mohammad Jarghoun
Mohammad Jarghoun, a journalist with Smart Media, was shot while reporting on the conflict in an area to the east of Rafah city in the southern Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian press freedom group MADA and the JSC.
Ibrahim Mohammad Lafi
Ibrahim Mohammad Lafi, a photographer for Ain Media, was shot and killed at the Gaza Strip’s Erez Crossing into Israel,according to MADA and JSC.
DETAINED
Nidal Al-Wahidi
Palestinian photographer from the Al-Najah channel was reported missing by MADA. Later, Al-Wahidi’s family informed the media that the journalist had been detained by the Israeli army.
MISSING
Haitham Abdelwahid
Palestinian photographer from the Ain Media agency was also reported missing by MADA
Roee Idan
The Israeli Ynet photographer, whose wife was killed, was reported missing and his family fears he was taken hostage along with his 3-year-old daughter.
INJURED
Ibrahim Qanan
Qanan, a correspondent for Al-Ghad channel, was injured by shrapnel in the city of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, according to MADA and JSC.
Firas Lutfi
Police assaulted Lufti, a correspondent with privately owned Sky News Arabia, along with other Sky News journalists in the southern city of Ashkelon, according to members of the television crew. Lutfi said Israeli police aimed rifles at his head, forced him to remove his clothes, confiscated the team’s phones, and made them leave the area under police escort.
October 9, 2023
KILLED
Saeed Al-Taweel
Al-Taweel, editor-in-chief of the Al-Khamsa News websitey, was killed when Israeli warplanes struck an area housing several media outlets in Rimal district in western Gaza, specifically targeting the Hiji building, according to the U.K.-based newspaper, The Independent, the Qatari-owned English-language news channel Al Jazeera English, and the Palestinian Authority’s official news agency Wafa.
Mohammed Sobih
The photographer from “Khabar” News Agency, also was killed in the Rimal district air strike, according to the news reports.
Hisham Alnwajha
The “Khabar” news agency journalist also was reported killed in the same bombing that took the lives of Al-Taweel and Sobih.
Salam Mema
In a separate Israeli airstrike, journalist Salam Mema, her husband, and their three children, Hadi, Ali, and Sham, were killed when their home in the Jabalia camp in the northern Gaza Strip was hit, as reported by Wafa and The New Arab.
