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riends and colleagues have paid tribute to Samer Abudaqa, an Al Jazeera journalist killed in an Israeli assault within the Gaza Strip.<\/p>\n
Al Jazeera confirmed on Friday that Abudaqa, a cameraman for Al Jazeera Arabic in Gaza, had been hit by an Israeli assault whereas reporting at a college in Khan Younis.<\/p>\n
His colleague Al Jazeera Arabic correspondent Wael Dahdouh, who misplaced his spouse, son, daughter and grandson in a previous Israeli bombing<\/a>, was wounded within the assault.<\/p>\n \u201cAl Jazeera holds the Israeli Occupation Forces totally accountable for Samer\u2019s security, deeming this incident a deliberate try to focus on its correspondents and their households within the Gaza Strip,\u201d Al Jazeera stated in a press release.<\/p>\n Abudaqa and Dahdouh had labored tirelessly to cowl the battle between Israel and Hamas, paying particular consideration to the plight of Palestinians in Gaza, the place Israeli siege and bombardment have displaced greater than 80 % of the inhabitants and plunged the enclave right into a humanitarian disaster.<\/p>\n Colleagues at Al Jazeera remembered Abudaqa as an exemplary journalist and a caring man, a father of 4 who was beloved by those that labored alongside him.<\/p>\n \u201cHe was very near me. We have been sharing meals and drinks collectively at evening, typically he simply got here to me looking for something he might do to assist us, [to ask us], \u2018What would you prefer to eat for dinner?\u2019\u201d Al Jazeera\u2019s Tareq Abu Azzoum reported from Rafah in southern Gaza.<\/p>\n \u201cHe requested me on a regular basis about my members of the family, about how I really feel, what are the latest updates on the bottom; he was actually a brother earlier than he was a colleague.\u201d<\/p>\n Azzoum stated that Abudaqa had hoped to reunite with members of his household after the battle.<\/p>\n \u201cTypically, he confirmed me pictures of his children, saying, \u2018That is my eldest son,\u2019 \u2018This my youngest one,\u2019 \u2018This one is the prettiest,’\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n \u201cHe would add humorous moments and pleasure to all of our gatherings,\u201d Al Jazeera\u2019s Heba Akila stated. \u201cSamer was an exquisite human.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThere isn’t a place that’s spared. There isn’t a protected place. There isn’t a immunity for anybody,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n Dahdouh was dropped at a close-by hospital for remedy, however medical staff have been prevented from reaching Abudaqa resulting from Israeli bombardment, Al Jazeera stated.<\/p>\n \u201cWe captured the devastating destruction and reached locations that had not been reached by any digital camera lens for the reason that Israeli floor operation began,\u201d Dahdouh stated from his hospital mattress, noting that he felt \u201cone thing huge\u201d that knocked him again onto the bottom.<\/p>\n \u201cI’m attempting to assemble my energy to proceed with you what we began on the primary day of this battle. Regardless of every thing, I count on that I can be in a position be with you reside on tv,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n 4 Al Jazeera journalists have misplaced members of the family within the Israeli assault on Gaza for the reason that battle started on October 7. Abudaqa is the primary Al Jazeera journalist to be killed.<\/p>\n Al Jazeera has known as on the worldwide group to carry Israel accountable for assaults on reporters.<\/p>\n Earlier than Abudaqa\u2019s loss of life on Friday, the Committee to Shield Journalists reported that<\/a> at the least 63 reporters and media staff have been killed for the reason that combating started on October 7, 56 of them Palestinian, 4 Israeli, and three Lebanese.<\/p>\n \u201cI believe that is now a press freedom subject. I believe now we have to ask ourselves \u2018What’s the [Israeli military] are attempting to realize? Why gained\u2019t they let overseas journalists in?\u201d Tim Dawson, deputy basic secretary of the Worldwide Federation of Journalists, instructed Al Jazeera.<\/p>\n \u201cWe all know that a terrific many Palestinian journalists have been focused, a lot of them have instructed me that personally, which is a terrifying and unforgivable prospect.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n