15 July 2024 | CPJ
Palestinian reporter killed in bombing of UNWRA school
Missile strike
Mohamed Meshmesh, the 40-year-old Palestinian director of programs at Al-Aqsa Voice Radio, was killed, along with his son, on July 16, 2024, when Israeli warplanes bombed a United Nations Palestinian relief agency (UNRWA) school in Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, which was housing displaced people, according to the Beirut-based press freedom group SKeyes and news reports.
“In early June 2024, Israeli warplanes bombed Mohamed’s family home in the Nuseirat camp, killing about 30 people from the family, including Mohamed’s parents,” Khaled Meshmesh, Mohamed’s uncle, told CPJ.
“Mohamed and his family were displaced to a school designated for displaced people in the camp … At around 11 a.m. on Tuesday, July 16, Israeli warplanes bombed the school, killing Mohamed and his son,” Khaled Meshmesh said.
Meshmesh’s colleague and friend of 17 years, Khalil Abu Shaaban, told CPJ that dozens were killed in the UNRWA school bombing.
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