Al Jazeera Journalist’s Vow After Household Dies In Israel Strike

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Wael Al Dahdouh is a senior Al Jazeera journalist primarily based in Gaza.

New Delhi:

Jazeera journalist Wael Al Dahdouh – who 24 hours in the past mourned the dying of his spouse, son, daughter and 9 different members of the family in an Israeli air strike – has vowed to proceed reporting on Tel Aviv’s conflict on Gaza. Mr Dahdouh advised state-run Turkish information company Anadolu, “This can by no means silence our voices. Journalism is my noble mission.” “Israel is concentrating on civilians and committing massacres towards households. That is a part of what Palestinian households dwelling in Gaza undergo daily,” Mr Dahdouh stated.

Mr Dahdouh, who’s Al Jazeera’s bureau chief in Gaza, was advised his spouse and youngsters had been killed shortly after a stay broadcast from the besieged enclave on Thursday.

Hours later Al Jazeera aired visuals from the morgue within the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Palestine’s Deir el-Balah, the place a grief-stricken Wael Al Dahdouh cradled the physique of his seven-year-old daughter and cried over these of his spouse and 15-year-old son.

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Mr Dahdouh’s two older youngsters – Mahmoud and his sister Kholoud – are believed to have survived the assault. Days earlier they’d shared a video message to the worldwide group, highlighting the utter devastation in Gaza and pleading for assist.

“Entire neighbourhoods have been destroyed,” Kholoud says in a video that reveals residential buildings lowered to rubble and full streets lined in that particles.

“In Gaza there isn’t any protected place…”

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The Dahdouh household was amongst one million civilians ordered by Israel to flee from north Gaza forward of strikes that focused residential neighbourhoods, in addition to colleges, mosques and hospitals. Israel additionally quickly rolled tanks into north Gaza – step one in its broadly anticipated floor offensive.

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The household was sheltering within the United Nations-recognised Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, which was known as a “protected space” by Israeli forces.

Regardless of the loss – shared by tens of 1000’s of harmless males, ladies and youngsters from Gaza, Israel and different nationalities caught up on this bloody conflict – Mr Dahdough insisted to Anadolu he’ll proceed protecting Israel’s strikes on Palestinians.

Tel Aviv’s assaults on Gaza follows the October 7 cross-border assault by Hamas that claimed over 1,400 lives, together with civilians and youngsters. Israel has described the Hamas terrorists as “animals” and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has promised revenge.

Almost 8,000 individuals have been killed within the battle – the bloodiest of the 5 wars between Israel and Gaza to date. The lifeless embrace greater than 6,500 Palestinians and 1,400 Israelis, in addition to international nationalities.

Tel Aviv has allowed small support convoys to enter Gaza, a closely blockaded strip of land dwelling to over two million individuals, however it’s only a fraction of fundamental provides wanted.

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