31 July 2024 | CPJ
Al Jazeera journalists killed in reported Israeli airstrike in Gaza, network says
Drone strike
Rami Al Refee, a 27-year-old Palestinian camera operator with the local Watania Media Agency who was also freelancing for Al Jazeera Arabic TV channel during the Israel-Gaza war, was killed in an Israeli drone strike with Al Jazeera Arabic reporter Ismail Al Ghoul as they were leaving Al Shati refugee camp, near Gaza City, according to Al Jazeera and news reports.
Al Ghoul and Al Refee were reporting on the aftermath of the assassination of the Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran the night before, and were filming outside his family home in Gaza before they were killed.
When an Israeli strike hit a nearby building, the group of journalists working in the area decided to leave for their safety, Al Jazeera said in its live coverage. Reporting from Al-Ahli Hospital later that day, Al Jazeera’s northern Gaza correspondent Anas Al Sharif said that the journalists left in two vehicles, and Al Ghoul and Al Refee’s car was hit about five minutes later.
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