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From Motaz’s ig story
22 January 2024
Prayers are needed for journalist Emad Ghaboun, who was seriously injured today when he was attacked by the occupation. Journalists Anas Al-Sharif and Fadi Al-Whidi report from his bedside. They were reporting in Tal Al-Zaatar, Jabaliya when the IOF directly targeted them. Many others in the area were injured or martyred as well. Check reblogs for updates.
WARNING: mildly graphic photos
Source: Anas Al-Sharif and Fadi Al-Whidi via Stories and Reels on Instagram
🇵🇸💚 Journalists in North Gaza request water, get full meal, “This is just how we are. These are our traditions!”
🔸 Source: eye on palestine (main post), mahmoud._.shalha20 (footage) and translatingfalasteen (translation)
24 May 2024
Journalist Malak Abu Hussein documents a massive movement of families from Jabaliya and Beit Lahiya in light of the occupation’s continued aggression in the area
I understand that you are weary of keeping up with this, tired of watching this war unfold, and exhausted by the endless stream of pictures and videos. You are worn out by death, drained by sorrow, and, perhaps, even by us.
We apologize for burdening the world with our news, but what you are tired of seeing, we endure every single day, every hour, every minute, and every second.
We do not have the luxury of pausing this horror to catch our breath, nor to give you respite. Your solidarity, however, reminds us that the world has not yet grown numb to injustice, to killing, or to devastation.
What we ask of you may feel overwhelming, but please remember that we have so much love, goodness, and generosity to share with the world when this war finally ends. We, too, cherish life.
So, bear with us a little longer, and please, do not forget us.
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Written by Ezzideen Shehab
6 June
Jabalya
Heartbreaking news out of north Gaza today
We write to inform you that renowned journalist Ismail Al-Ghoul and cameraman Ramy El-Rifi of Al-Jazeera were murdered just a few hours ago by the occupation. They were going out to document the scene of another bombing attack, when they were deliberately targeted by the occupation. Footage provided by journalist Osama Al-Ashi in the immediate aftermath of the attack shows that Ismail and Ramy were murdered with targeted precision weaponry, meaning the occupation watched them, waited for them, and executed them in cold blood (warning: graphic footage).
Ismail and Ramy have been documenting the genocide at immense personal cost since the 7th of October 2023. They were previously kidnapped and tortured by the occupation, but survived and continued to remain in north Gaza and document crimes against humanity. They have had many narrow escapes, and today, the occupation was finally successful in its illegal goal of assassinating these prominent journalists.
When western journalists hand-wave their suppression of the IOF’s atrocities in Gaza by claiming no journalists are “allowed” in to report, remember these men. Remind them of these men. These men who lost friends and loved ones, who suffered immensely, and yet chose to remain and continue documenting the genocide against their people. They join the ranks of more than 150 Gazan journalists who were murdered by the occupation to hide its crimes and retaliate for speaking the truth.
حسبنا الله و نعم الوكيل
أنا لله و أنا اليه رجعون
God suffices us and he is the best disposer of affairs. We belong to God and to Him we shall return.
Keep fighting for Gaza. Don’t stop talking about north Gaza.
17 February 2024
Journalist Mahmoud Ziad reports on the IOF attack on the Younis family home in Sheikh Radwan, which killed 11 people
30 December 2023
Journalist Anas Al-Sharif documents the living conditions of people who cannot find room in shelters in north Gaza. The remaining shelters that haven’t been raided and destroyed by the IOF are all far above their capacity, to the point that many physically cannot accommodate more people. When they cannot find shelter, some families return to their destroyed homes and try to live in the ruins, like this family. During the wettest and coldest time of year, and with diseases spreading throughout Gaza, a house with no walls provides very little shelter from the elements.
Source: Anas Al-Sharif on Instagram
10 February 2024
After 12 days with no updates, the PRCS announced the deaths of 6 y/o Hind Rajab and the ambulance team who volunteered to go save her. Despite the PRCS working with the IOF to coordinate safe passage for the ambulance, the ambulance was found destroyed by IOF bombs, with both volunteer crew members Yusuf Zeino and Ahmed Al-Madhoun murdered inside. Hind was murdered inside the car, where she had been trapped for hours with the bodies of her family members.
Hind’s 15 y/o cousin Layan Hamadeh had called PRCS emergency services after the car in which she and her family, including her younger cousin Hind, came under heavy gunfire by the IOF. Layan was shot to death while on the phone with PRCS emergency dispatchers, a fact which is documented via recordings of the phone call. Hind then took the phone and begged the dispatchers to send help to take her away, as the IOF was still showering the car with bullets. Ambulance crew members Yusuf Zeino and Ahmed Al-Madhoun volunteered to go rescue Hind. Dispatchers soon last contact with the child. They then lost contact with Yusef and Ahmed when the ambulance arrived near the location of the vehicle by Fares petrol station in Tal Al-Hawa.
This point cannot be emphasized enough: the PRCS worked with the IOF, getting their agreement not to attack the ambulance as it arrived at the scene. The IOF agreed, and then knowingly bombed the ambulance anyway, while also knowingly killing 6 y/o Hind inside her family’s car. They knew there was a 6 y/o child inside that car, and kept firing until they murdered her. They knew the entire time what they were doing, and lied about cooperating with emergency services in order to maximize the number of lives they could take.
The depravity and impunity of the occupation is truly boundless. Hind’s final hours were spent in absolute terror, and Yusuf and Ahmed’s courage and selflessness were rewarded with their murders. The PRCS did everything right. They coordinated with the IOF and sought their permission for the ambulance to pass, something which was already required under international law. The IOF abused this attempt at cooperation by lying about their compliance, then deliberately murdering Hind, Yusuf, and Ahmed, in addition to Layan and her entire family.
We write this update in tears, having hoped and prayed for a different outcome like everyone else. This round of aggression by the IOF has already seen unimaginable cruelty, suffering, and impunity. The complete, deliberate, and flagrant violation of international law and human decency is a stain on the conscience of the Global North and every president, staffer, soldier, and bureaucrat who made this happen. May the recorded voices of Layan and Hind, begging for rescue before dying alone, haunt them for the rest of their days.
Remember Hind, Layan, Yusuf, and Ahmed. Do not let despair consume you. Fight for them, for a permanent ceasefire, for accountability, and for whatever justice can be achieved, even if it seems small and pointless. Tell the world what the occupation has done, share the recordings and the updates from people on the ground. No matter how bleak things are, it is always worthwhile to tell the truth and fight for what’s right.
Keep Hind’s mother, grandfather, and surviving relatives, and the families of Yusuf and Ahmed in your hearts.
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Recordings: Layan, Hind
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