International News Safety Institute

25 May 2025  |  CPJ

Hassan Abu Warda

Incident

Director of Barq Gaza killed in Israeli airstrike along with several family members

Cause of death

Missile strike

Details

Hassan Abu Warda, the 33-year-old Palestinian owner and director of the social media-based Barq Gaza news agency, was killed in the early hours of May 25, 2025, by an Israeli airstrike on his home in the Jabalia al-Nazla area in northern Gaza, along with several family members, according to multiple news reports.

“Hassan, his mother, younger brother, and four displaced children from the neighboring house were all killed. His father sustained severe injuries," the journalist’s cousin, Mohamed Abu Warda told CPJ.

"Hassan’s pregnant wife and their two children were not in the house at the time, as they were staying with her family. That’s what saved their lives," he added.

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