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Journalist Islam Bader reports on the death of Ahmad Qalaja from the day of Eid
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"يوم حزين .. فقد الزميل احمد قلجة .. رحمه الله وتقبله" - Source
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Group of journalists killed at Al-Ahli hospital
Around 10:30 am, an Israeli drone airstrike targeted a group of journalists in the courtyard of the Al-Ahli (Baptist) Hospital in Gaza City.
Multiple journalists are stationed in the courtyard of hospitals in Gaza where they work from their tents and get news on casualties as they are brought to the hospitals. This is at least the second time Israel deliberately killed journalists in Al-Ahli's courtyard.
Four journalists were killed:
- Suleiman Hajjaj, correspondent for Palestine Today TV
- Ismail Badah, cameraman for Palestine Today TV
- Sameer Al-Rifai, who works for Shams News Agency
- Ahmad Qalja, cameraman for Al Araby TV, succumbed to injuries hours later
Two other civilians were killed, including a father who was escorting his son to the surgical unit.
Other journalists were injured:
- Imad Daloul, correspondent for Palestine Today TV, critically injured
- Islam Bader, correspodnent for Al Araby TV, lighted injured
- Imam Bader, Islam's brother and assitant cameraman
The IDF official claimed responsibility for the murder by labeling two of the victims, Suleiman Hajjaj and Sameer Al(Rifai as "terrorists".
Around 10:30 am, an Israeli drone airstrike targeted a group of journalists in the courtyard of the Al-Ahli (Baptist) Hospital in Gaza City.
Multiple journalists are stationed in the courtyard of hospitals in Gaza where they work from their tents and get news on casualties as they are brought to the hospitals. This is at least the second time Israel deliberately killed journalists in Al-Ahli's courtyard.
Four journalists were killed:
- Suleiman Hajjaj, correspondent for Palestine Today TV
- Ismail Badah, cameraman for Palestine Today TV
- Sameer Al-Rifai, who works for Shams News Agency
- Ahmad Qalja, cameraman for Al Araby TV, succumbed to injuries hours later
Two other civilians were killed, including a father who was escorting his son to the surgical unit.
Other journalists were injured:
- Imad Daloul, correspondent for Palestine Today TV, critically injured
- Islam Bader, correspodnent for Al Araby TV, lighted injured
- Imam Bader, Islam's brother and assitant cameraman
The IDF official claimed responsibility for the murder by labeling two of the victims, Suleiman Hajjaj and Sameer Al(Rifai as "terrorists".
"Assalamu Alaykum. Happy Eid. It's suppsoed to be a hapy day but it turned out to be a sad day, as the children's new Eid clothes were changed into shrouds for children and martyrs, including colleague Ahmad Qalaja, our cameraman who was martyred at dawn today. He was injured on the day of Arafah, then was martyred on the day of the sacrifice (Eid al-Adha). [It all happened] in these sacred days. We entertain these spiritual thoughts as we pray that God Almighty will be satisfied with him and that he will bestow upon His mercy. God willing, we hope and pray that God will bless with better (news) in the coming days.
I am today at the Baptist hospital, in the same place where we were struck yesterday. I am today alone, of course, with my equipment and my press attire. (0:56 he points out) over there is where the strike happened, I was standing there and here (1:00 to his left) is precisely where Ahmad was and that's his blood (on the ground), Imam (Islam's brother) was alsoat that spot. May God have mercy on Ahmad, and on us. Season's Greeting and God willing it will [nevertheless] be a happy day and, God willing, the last Eid in this difficult, brutal and long war"
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