01 October 2024 | IFJ
Syrian TV anchor killed in Israeli airstrike on Damascus
Missile strike
Journalist Safaa Ahmad, who worked as an anchor for Syrian state television, lost her life on 1 October in an Israeli airstrike on the capital Damascus. Ahmad is the first journalist killed in the country in 2024. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate, the Syrian Journalists’ Union (SJU) in condemning the heinous killing, and reiterates that the perpetrators of the deadliest conflict for journalists must be tried before the International Criminal Court, as international law requires that journalists are considered civilians and combatants are obliged to ensure their safety.
Syrian state media reported three rounds of airstrikes on Damascus and the capital's surroundings during the night of 1 October. The killing of journalist and anchor Safaa Ahmad was reported by her employer, the Syrian state television, due to Israeli airstrikes.
Ahmad’s death in Syria follows the killing of two journalists in southern Lebanon, Hadi Al-Sayed and Kamel Karaki on 24 September, and the killing of Palestinian journalist Wafaa Aludaini in Gaza on 30 September by Israeli bombing in just one week.
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