Israel-Hamas battle newest information: Al Jazeera bureau chief’s son killed in Gaza

The eldest son of Al Jazeera’s Gaza bureau chief has been killed in an Israeli strike in southern Gaza.

Hamza al-Dahdouh, himself an Al Jazeera journalist and cameraman, was travelling with different reporters in southern Gaza when he was struck by a drone.

Another journalist, freelancer Mustafa Thuraya was additionally killed, and a 3rd reporter was wounded.

A video posted on-line confirmed Wael Al-Dahdouh crying subsequent to his son’s physique and holding his hand. Later, after his son’s burial, he mentioned that journalists in Gaza would preserve doing their job.

“All the world needs to see what is happening here,” he mentioned.

Wael Al-Dahdouh is especially well-known to viewers throughout the Middle East after he realized throughout a dwell broadcast final month that his spouse, one other son, daughter and grandson had been killed in an Israeli air strike.

The Israel-Hamas battle has been lethal for journalists. The Committee for the Protection of Journalists, a global watchdog, mentioned that as of Saturday, 77 journalists and media employees had been killed – 70 Palestinians, 4 Israelis and three Lebanese.

The Israeli army didn’t instantly reply to a request for touch upon the strike.

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