06 June 2025 | CPJ
Palestinian photojournalist dies following drone strike
Drone strike
Ahmad Qalaja, a 23-year-old freelance photojournalist working with Al-Araby TV, died in the early hours of June 6, 2025, succumbing to his injuries approximately 15 hours after being injured in a drone strike by Israeli forces the previous day.
The drone strike on the Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital courtyard killed correspondent Suleiman Hajjaj and camera operator Ismail Baddah of Palestine Today TV. Three other journalists were also injured in the strike: Palestine Today TV correspondent Emad Daloul and two other journalists with Al-Araby TV: reporter Islam Badr and freelance camera operator Imam Badr, who are brothers.
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