Israel has killed Palestinian journalist Wafa Aludaini along with her family in a targeted airstrike.
On Monday, Wafa, along with her husband Mueir Aludaini, and their two children were martyred in an overnight attack. She was a prominent English speaking journalist working for international news outlets, residing in Deir-Al-Balah, central Gaza strip.
Many fellow journalists praised her dedication to bringing the stories of Gaza to the world.
Journalist Noor Harazeen shared pictures of Waffa and bid her farewell.
“Aludaini was well-known among European media outlets and conveyed the suffering of our people in English, which she was a master of,” Ahmed Abu Artema, a Palestinian journalist and friend of Aludaini, told Middle East Eye.
Pakistani journalist and an Executive Producer at Geo News, Hassam Ahmed, shared his experience of interaction with Wafa in a Facebook post in which he revealed that despite all the bombardments and cruelty, Wafa used to reply to him calmly, “We’re okay, we are under Allah’s protection.”
However, one day she said, “No. We are not okay.”
He said that he helplessly told her that all he can do as a journalist is raise his voice for them and she replied, “Your voices are all we need now.”
The death toll of Palestinian journalists has reached 174.
