International News Safety Institute

13 November 2023  |  CPJ

Yacoup Al-Borsh

Incident

Radio director journalist killed in Jabalia

Cause of death

Missile strike

Details

Yacoup Al-Borsh, a 30-year-old Palestinian journalist and the executive director of Namaa Radio, died on November 13, 2023, from injuries sustained the previous day, when an Israeli airstrike hit his family’s home in Jabalia, north of the Gaza Strip, according to media reports and his brother, Issa Al-Borsh, who spoke to CPJ.​​

Issa Al-Borsh, the financial director of Namaa Radio, told CPJ that "Israeli missiles hit us at 5:30 a.m., killing Moussa, our father, and our uncle instantly." Yacoup, a father of two daughters, was critically injured. Issa Al-Borsh said that other family members were also injured in the strike, which hit their six-story building.

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