Despite losing his entire family in an Israeli airstrike in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, Palestinian journalist Wael al-Dahdouh vowed to continue reporting on the war.
Following the killing of many members of his family in an Israeli airstrike, Palestinian journalist Wael al-Dahdouh vowed to continue reporting on Israel’s devastating bombing campaign against Gaza, Anadolu news agency reported.
“They will never silence our voices. Journalism is our noble mission,” al-Dahdouh told Anadolu.
On Wednesday night, al-Dahdouh’s wife, son, daughter, grandson, and eight other relatives fell victim to a missile strike on a home in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza where they had fled after being displaced.
Al-Jazeera's host bursts into tears as he announces the news of the tragic killing of the son, daughter, wife and several grandchildren of his colleague Wael al-Dahdouh in an Israeli airstrike in Central Gaza.
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“Israel is targeting civilians and committing massacres against families. This is part of what the Palestinian families in Gaza are going through every day,” Anadolu quoted al-Dahdouh as saying.
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According to Anadolu, “al-Dahdouh received the news of his family’s death while covering the ongoing Israeli strikes in Gaza from the Qatari broadcaster’s local office.”
(PC, Anadolu)
