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Days of Palestine
10-05-2025
- Politics
- Days of Palestine
Gaza: Israeli Occupation Kills 665 Relatives of Palestinian Journalists
DaysofPal—As Israeli genocide on the Gaza Strip enters its nineteenth month, a chilling pattern of systematic violence against the Palestinian press continues to emerge. Beyond targeting journalists themselves, the Israeli genocide has expanded its attacks to include the families of media workers, claiming the lives of 665 relatives of Palestinian journalists since October 7, 2023. According to a report by the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate, 152 homes belonging to journalists or housing their families have been bombed since the outbreak of what many are calling a genocidal war. The campaign, observers say, is aimed not only at silencing the voices of resistance but at breaking the spirit of truth-tellers by wiping out their loved ones. 'The occupation is not only fighting the voice, the image, and the pen—it is waging war on the very existence of those who strive to convey the story of Gaza: its love, its war, and its life,' said the Freedoms Committee of the Syndicate in its latest statement. Journalists Killed on the Frontline—and at Home Just two days ago, journalists Nour al-Din Abdo and Yahya Subaih were killed in two separate Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City. One missile hit the al-Karama School in the al-Tuffah neighborhood, while another struck a popular market and restaurant in the al-Rimal area. Their deaths brought the total number of journalists killed since the war began to 214. Yahya Subaih was reportedly martyred on the same day his daughter was born, leaving behind a memory that is both devastating and emblematic of the personal tragedies endured by Gaza's media professionals. Families Erased Alongside the Truth The targeting of journalists' families is not incidental—it is systematic. Between January and April 2025, the Freedoms Committee documented the killing of 26 relatives of journalists in bombings that destroyed 18 journalist-owned homes. In January alone, Israeli airstrikes hit nine homes, killing the families of journalists such as Rami Abu Taima, Omar Al-Diraoui, and Ahlam Al-Taluli. In March, four houses belonging to journalists Hussam al-Titi, Adly Abu Taha, Mohammed Mansour, and Moaz Muqdad were hit, killing 10 civilians, including multiple family members. In April, five more homes were bombed, killing relatives of Rasha Ahmed, Salma Qaddoumi, photographer Fatima Hassouna, and journalists Ahmed and Sami Harara. A Deadly Timeline 2023: 63 homes bombed, killing 436 relatives of journalists 2024: 71 homes bombed, killing 203 family members 2025 (First third): 18 homes bombed, 26 relatives killed In addition, the report notes that 12 journalists' homes have been completely destroyed, and 11 journalists have suffered fatal injuries this year alone. A Call to the World Human rights organizations and press freedom advocates are sounding the alarm about what they describe as a deliberate effort to eliminate Gaza's storytellers, both professionally and personally. 'This is not just about silencing voices,' said a spokesperson from Sanad News Agency, which contributed to the monitoring effort. 'It is about erasing memory, heritage, and truth from the fabric of Palestinian life.' As the death toll climbs and the targeting of media families intensifies, the international community faces growing pressure to investigate the Israeli crimes and uphold protections for journalists and civilians under international law. Shortlink for this post:
Arab News
08-05-2025
- Politics
- Arab News
Israel attacks kill 2 Gaza journalists in separate operations
LONDON: Palestinian journalist Yahya Subaih was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Gaza City on Wednesday, just hours after celebrating the birth of his daughter. Subaih was among at least 11 people killed when Israeli warplanes struck a restaurant in the Al-Rimal neighborhood, west of Gaza City. Dozens more were injured in the attack, according to local media reports. Another local journalist, Nour Abdu, was reportedly killed while covering an attack early on Wednesday morning at a school-turned-shelter in Gaza City. That strike killed 16 people, according to officials at Al-Ahli Hospital, while strikes in other areas killed at least 16 others. The Government Media Office in Gaza condemned what it described as the 'systematic targeting, killing, and assassination of Palestinian journalists,' and called on the international community to act. In a statement, the office urged global powers 'to put serious and effective pressure to stop the crime of genocide, protect journalists and media professionals in the Gaza Strip, and stop the crime of killing and assassinating them.' Subaih, who worked with multiple media outlets, had shared a photo on social media just hours before his death, cradling his newborn daughter. 'A little princess has brightened our world,' he wrote. Footage circulating online shows Subaih wearing the same clothes he wore in the photo with his daughter. Palestinian journalist Yahya Subaih was blessed today with a beautiful baby girl who was waiting to see the light in her parents' arms. However, Zionist criminality overtook her father and killed him a short while ago in the new Gaza massacre. Journalist Yahya Subaih is a… — Abdul Aziz Khadra (@EabdaieazizK) May 7, 2025 His death adds to the growing number of media professionals killed in Gaza, which has become the most dangerous place in the world for journalists since Israel's war on the enclave began on Oct. 7, 2023. According to the Costs of War project by Brown University's Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, the current conflict is the deadliest ever recorded for journalists. More than 170 journalists have been killed in Gaza since the war began, with some estimates placing the figure as high as 214. The overall death toll from Israel's military campaign in Gaza has surpassed 52,000 people, most of them women and children, with more than 118,000 injured, according to the territory's health authorities.
Middle East Eye
08-05-2025
- Politics
- Middle East Eye
Israeli strikes kill at least 100 in Gaza as attacks hit homes, market
Gaza City massacre: At least 32 killed and 86 wounded when strikes hit a restaurant and market in Al-Rimal. Journalist Yahya Subaih was among the dead. Beit Lahia strike kills 3: An Israeli air strike destroyed the Rayan family home near Tal al-Rabi' School, raising the 24-hour death toll to 100, medical sources confirmed to Wafa. Displaced targeted: Two Palestinians died when bombs hit a tent shelter east of Sheikh Radwan Lake, north of Gaza City, Wednesday evening. Drone attack in Al-Zeitoun: Israeli forces killed Fadi Azmi Abu Ajwa and Montaser Samir Abu Ajwa in a strike on civilians on Al-Sikka Street. Nuseirat camp bombed: Warplanes fired heavily at the north of the camp, while a separate drone attack wounded civilians in a residential building. Al-Awda Hospital received a fisherman's body recovered from the central Gaza shore.
Saba Yemen
07-05-2025
- Politics
- Saba Yemen
Palestinian Journalists Syndicate: Number of martyred journalists rises to (212)
Gaza - (Saba): The number of Palestinian journalists martyred as a result of the Zionist genocide in the Gaza Strip has risen to (212) journalists, both male and female, following the martyrdom of Yahya Subaih and Nour al-Din Abdo in the Strip on Wednesday. The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate said in a statement that this is a deliberate targeting aimed at breaking the voice of truth and silencing the Palestinian narrative through the policy of field executions of journalists, destroying media institutions, and depriving the world of witnessing what is happening in Gaza. It explained that "at a time when the world is celebrating World Press Freedom Day, and the slogan of protecting journalists and preserving freedom of expression is being raised, the Israeli enemy continues to commit its heinous crimes against Palestinian journalists, who are paying with their lives for conveying the truth and exposing the occupation's ongoing crimes against our people in the Gaza Strip." The Syndicate mourns with deep sorrow and grief the martyrdom of two colleagues: journalist Yahya Subaih, who was killed in a direct Israeli airstrike on the Thai restaurant west of Gaza City, just hours after the birth of his first child, and journalist Nour al-Din Abdo, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike targeting al-Karama School in the al-Tuffah neighborhood east of Gaza City while carrying out his professional and humanitarian duty of covering events. The Syndicate affirmed that this repeated and systematic targeting of journalists constitutes a full-fledged war crime under international humanitarian law and the Geneva Conventions, holding the occupation fully responsible for these flagrant violations. It called on the international community, the Security Council, and the International Criminal Court to take immediate action to open urgent investigations, hold the perpetrators of these crimes accountable, and end the policy of impunity that encourages the enemy to persist in its crimes. The Syndicate continued in its statement: 'On World Press Freedom Day, which is supposed to be an occasion to promote the protection of journalists and freedom of expression, the Palestinian journalist is paying with his life because he chose to be a voice for the victims and an image of the truth. We call on all free journalists and media institutions in the world to stand with their colleagues in Palestine, raise their voices loudly against the crimes of the Israeli enemy, and support the Palestinian media, which is facing the aggression with an unbreakable will and a lens that does not neglect.' Whatsapp Telegram Email Print
