Wael Dahdouh
Wael Al-Dahdouh (Arabic: وائل الدحدوح; born 30 April, 1970) also known as Abu Hamza is a Palestinian journalist and the bureau chief of Al Jazeera in Gaza City.[1]
Wael Dahdouh | |
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وائل الدحدوح | |
 Dahdouh wearing a press vest while reporting in the Gaza Strip in December 2023 | |
| Born | Wael Hamdan Ibrahim Al-Dahdouh April 30, 1970 |
| Nationality | Palestine |
| Other names | Abu Hamza |
| Alma mater | Islamic University of Gaza Al-Quds University |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Employer | Al Jazeera |
| Awards | Peace Through Media Award (2013) |
Wael started working for the press in 1998. He started his career as a correspondent for the Palestinian newspaper Al-Quds, and worked for other media outlets including Al-Arabiya in 2003 before joining Al Jazeera (Arabic) in 2004.[2] Wael was famous for his continuous coverage of what was happening in the Gaza Strip during the 2023 Israel–Hamas war, as he was the main correspondent for the Qatari channel in the Strip and was constantly present there. On October 25, 2023, the family of the Palestinian journalist was subjected to an Israeli air strike that targeted the house in which they were displaced in the Nuseirat camp, which caused the death of his wife, son, daughter and even his grandson.[3][4] On 15 December 2023, while Al-Dahdouh and his colleague cameraman Samer Abu Daqqa were covering the Haifa School airstrike in Khan Yunis, they were hit by an Israeli missile, injuring Dahdouh and killing his colleague Abu Daqqa.[5] His son Hamza al-Dahdouh who was also a journalist was killed by an Israeli airstrike in Khan Yunis on 7 January 2024.[6]
References
change- ↑ "Who Is Wael Al-Dahdouh, Palestinian Journalist Injured In Khan Younis?". Times Now. 15 December 2023.
- ↑ "Israel wants to control media output from Gaza, but can't". Middle East Monitor. 15 June 2021.
- ↑ "Family of Al Jazeera Gaza bureau chief killed in Israeli air raid". Al Jazeera. 25 October 2023.
- ↑ Salam, Erum (26 October 2023). "Al Jazeera says Israeli airstrike killed the family of its Gaza correspondent". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ↑ "Israel bombs a school housing displaced people in southern Gaza". Middle East Monitor.
- ↑ "Journalists Hamza Dahdouh and Mustafa Abu Thraya killed in an Israeli airstrike in Khan Yunis". Wafa News Agency. 7 January 2024.
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