Palestinian journalist Hassan Aslih portrayed Hamas attack in Israel – now he has been killed

Palestinian photojournalist Hassan Aslih was killed in an Israeli flight attack in southern Gaza early Tuesday morning. Aslih was cared for at Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis for injuries he received in a previous attack Against a press tent outside the same hospital in April.

Aslih was in many places where important events took place in Gaza. His name has been seen as a watermark on many clips and pictures during the last year of the conflict.

He was especially known For its material from October 7, 2023, when Hamas carried out a comprehensive attack on Israel and killed over 1,200 people, mainly civilians, and took 250 hostages. Aslih published clips and pictures from the event on his accounts on social media, with over half a million followers.

It made him a prominent voice in the conflict – but also a goal for Israel.

The Israeli military has previously accused Aslih of participating in the terrorist attack. Aslih himself has denied these accusations and claimed that he had no political connection and was there as a journalist.

More than 200 journalists have been killed during the Gaza War, of which at least 43 were killed in the service, according to reporters without borders. That makes the conflict the deadliest for journalists.

IN April attack Against the press tent, which according to Israel was directed at Aslih, another journalist, Ahmad Mansour, was burned in front of cameras, while spectators in vain tried to extinguish the fire.

Aslih’s death has aroused strong reactions in Gaza. The comment box under his post was filled with condolences and grief. Many Gaza journalists are convinced about being intentionally attacked by Israel to be silenced and for the reporting from the conflict zone to be limited.

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