A deadly Israeli airstrike on the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, resulted in the deaths of several Palestinian journalists, including Maryam Abu Daqqa, Mohammad Salama, Moaz Abu Taha, and Hussam al-Masri. Maryam Abu Daqqa, a freelance photographer who had recently reported on malnourished children in Gaza, was killed while documenting the hospital strike. Her final Instagram post was made just an hour before the attack. Mohammad Salama, a photojournalist engaged to fellow journalist Hala Asfour, was also killed in the strike; the couple had been planning to marry soon. The journalists were reportedly targeted while holding their cameras and covering the ongoing violence. Maryam Abu Daqqa had expressed her fears about documenting the conflict and left a poignant message to her son, urging him to pray for her and not to cry. The incident has drawn attention to the risks faced by journalists covering the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, particularly in Gaza.
The last photos taken by Mariam Dagga, a freelance photographer for AP, and Hussam al-Masri, a cameraman for Reuters, before they were killed in by an Israeli strike on Nasser Hospital https://t.co/BAccmGOczw
Last photos taken by Gaza journalists before they were killed in Israeli strikes https://t.co/BAccmGNEJY
Slain photojournalist Mohammad Salama shared this photo just days ago with his fiancée, journalist Hala Asfour, after reporting from inside Nasser hospital. Mohammed was counting down the days with excitement and planning to marry Hala in just a few days, yet an Israeli strike https://t.co/7iC8fEfbfO