‘World that does not know…’: Palestinian Journalist calls it a day with telling message
Palestinian Journalist Anas Al-Najar Sunday January 07, 2024 announced he was quitting his profession with a telling message for the world which he described “does not know the meaning of empathy or humanity”. Read More
Gaza Strip: Palestinian Journalist Anas Al-Najar Sunday January 07, 2024 announced he was quitting his profession with a telling message for the world which he described “does not know the meaning of empathy or humanity”.
“My journalistic coverage ends here, as the search for safety with my family is a thousand times better that searching for news to convey to a world that does not known the meaning of empathy or humanity”, Anas wrote in a message posted on social media site Facebook.
“May God protect my fellow journalists”, he added, declaring, “I announce the suspension of my journalistic work in this brutal war.”
Palestinian journalist Anas decided to quit his profession as the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) continue relentless bombing of the residential areas in Gaza killing civilians and also targeting journalists and media persons.
Three Journalists killed in past 24 hours
According to Al Jazeera, the Israeli targeted killing of journalists in Gaza, Sunday January 07, 2024 took the lives of two more media persons including Hamza Dahdouh and Mustafa Thuraya.
Hamza Dahdouh is the eldest son of Al Jazeera’s Gaza Bureau Chief, Wael Dahdouh whereas Mustafa Thuraya was a video stringer for AFP who was also working for the Qatar-based TV outlet.
Both have been killed by an Israeli missile strike in the western part of Khan Younis, Gaza. According to reports from Al Jazeera correspondents, Hamza and Mustafa’s vehicle was targeted as they were trying to interview civilians displaced by previous bombings.
In another incident of targeted killing of media persons by the Israeli Occupation Forces in Gaza, Ali Salem Abu Ajwa, a photojournalist associated with the 'Fourth Authority Agency,' was killed on Sunday January 07, 2024.
In a related development, journalist Raffaele Oriani Sunday ended his 12-year collaboration with Repubblica, voicing his opposition to the way the newspaper reports on the ongoing Israeli genocide in Gaza.
Death toll of Journalists
According to the Government Media Office in Palestine, the death toll of journalists has increased to 109 since the beginning of the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza.
On Sunday, Israeli airstrikes targeted a residence belonging to the Abu Elba family in the Faluja area, north of Gaza, resulting in the deaths of 20 civilians and causing multiple injuries. Simultaneously, intense shelling hit the homes of residents in the nearby Jabalia refugee camp, according to local media.
Also late last night Monday, Israeli warplanes targeted a UNRWA-run shelter center in the al-Maghazi refugee camp, resulting in the deaths of four individuals, including women.
Israeli occupation forces also aimed at ambulance vehicles, firing live ammunition directly at them.
More than 22,800 Palestinians have been killed as on Sunday January 07, 2024 in the Israeli military offensive that started on Oct 7, 2023. Majority of those killed in Gaza are women and children. More than 7,000 are missing or under the rubble.
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