TRT Arabi reporter Sami Barhoum slightly injuried in the IDF attack that taregted his team

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2821

Date

19 August, 2024

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@trtworld

Location

📍 Gaza - Khan Younis - North Gaza

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"TRT Arabi reporter Sami Barhoum and his team were targeted by Israeli forces in Palestine's Gaza. The TRT Arabi reporter was slightly injured in the attack. TRT teams had previously been attacked by Israeli forces in Gaza and the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem"
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Israeli forces have once again targeted a crew from Turkish public broadcaster TRT in Palestine's Gaza, where they have been working to inform the world about the ongoing massacres in the besieged enclave.

TRT Arabi correspondent Sami Barhoum and his team's vehicle were shot at with long-barrelled weapons on Sunday, with five bullets striking the car. There were no casualties, but Barhoum sustained light injuries.

"While we were on a field mission for the TRT network, we were directly shot by Israeli forces in the northwest of Khan Younis," Barhoum said, adding that the bullets directly targeted their face and chest.

"We were on a field mission ... (and) this car is for the press. To wear the protective gear and helmet is all that indicates that we are journalists," Barhoum said.

Türkiye's Head of Communications Fahrettin Altun condemned the attack, which took place as the TRT team was "trying to report that there is no more space left even in the cemeteries in Gaza."

"Israel will certainly be held accountable for its genocidal crimes as well as its attacks and massacres against TRT and other journalists who opened a 'communication corridor' from Gaza to the world," he added, conveying his well wishes to Berhum.

in english : https://www.trtafrika.com/world/israeli-forces-deliberately-target-trt-arabi-crew-in-gazas-khan-younis-18197458

in french : https://www.trtfrancais.com/actualites/gaza-les-forces-israeliennes-ciblent-deliberement-lequipe-de-trt-arabi-18197335

People in Video: Sami Barhoum

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