The closest video of the
#Israeli
police suppressing the funeral procession of Shireen Abu Aqleh as the coffin was leaving the French hospital towards the cemetery
I don’t usually post personal stuff, but this place is my street, here was my safe home, my neighborhood, my lovely neighbors, my memories and big dreams buried under the rubble
I think this is the biggest national anger grief sadness since the death of Yasser Arafat, the second largest funeral in
#Jerusalem
in fifty years since 2001 when Faisal al-Husseini passed away.
Israeli fighter jets destroy an 11-story ( 100 flats) building in downtown Gaza City , the second biggest building in Gaza , after warning the residents to evacuate
Shocking news,our colleague Al
#Jazeera
’s long-time senior correspondent in
#Palestinian
territories Shireen Abu Aqleh was shot with a bullet in the head during an Israeli operation in Jenin refugee camp . RIP
Leaving Gaza was the most difficult decision of my life, my soul, my heart remained there, where my mother's grave is, my mind scattered, filled with fear for my beloved father, family, colleagues, and friends.
Mahmoud Al-Saudi said in a recorded call with his brother that he posted on a WhatsApp group, “Tanks are surrounding us. We are hiding inside the tent. We hear tank fire in the vicinity of the compound.”
Israeli tanks suddenly surrounded Al-Shifa Hospital, and heavy gunfire was heard in the place.
Eyewitnesses said that a state of panic prevailed inside the complex where thousands of displaced Palestinians reside.
My heart no longer has room for another loss, my soul has no room for another sadness., Today sadly I bid farewell to Samer without being able to participate in his funeral and offer support to his family and colleagues there.
Samer Abu Daqqa, my dear colleague we were born in the same year, he was one of the last journalists I said goodbye to before leaving Gaza.
On the morning of November 20, I went to say goodbye to my beloved colleagues I had worked with for two decades.
Kader Zaanoun inside Al-Shifa hospital tells me that Israeli soldiers have begun storming it.
“The soldiers fired a smoke bomb that caused people to suffocate,"
"I saw the soldiers entering the specialised surgical department,” Khader told me before contact with him was cut off.
New video shows the last few seconds before
#ShereenAbuAkleh
was shot killed , there was no shooting, and people were milling around in a relaxed way, her family accused idf but
#Israel
said the fatal shot could have come its forces or
#Palestinian
militants.
Her exhausted body will finally rest after decades of covering the longest unsolved conflict in a grave next to her parents in the city she loved the most , but her soul will never rest in peace until those who killed her are held accountable, RIP , Shereen 🖤🌹
Initial reports: Israeli air strike targeted a car carrying foreign nationals aid workers in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip.
At least three dead bodies were transferred to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital
At 2:00 Tuesday morning, my neighbour banged on my door and told me to leave now as my flat was being targeted. I woke up my three children, we grabbed our emergency kit and headed to the nearby hospital
The weather was cold and raining , Samer was standing near the Al Jazeera tent carrying umbrella, I hugged him tightly without knowing that it was the last hug, keep in touch he tells me.
Samer Abu Daqqa, my dear colleague we were born in the same year, he was one of the last journalists I said goodbye to before leaving Gaza.
On the morning of November 20, I went to say goodbye to my beloved colleagues I had worked with for two decades.
Samer Abu Daqqa, my dear colleague we were born in the same year, he was one of the last journalists I said goodbye to before leaving Gaza.
On the morning of November 20, I went to say goodbye to my beloved colleagues I had worked with for two decades.
Today, I was honored with Gaza team to win the Gold Award at the annual BBC news awards I dedicate this award to the brave journalists who sacrificed their lives to report the truth, and also to those brave journalists who are still reporting from inside Gaza.
Winter is here, new tent, the living conditions of hundreds of thousands of displaced people are very difficult, many sleeping on the ground and cannot find enough food, water , or clothing suitable for cold weather.
Tik Tok permanently banned my account due to posting a videos of Sherine Abu Aqleh tragic death, funeral, memories, after reaching hundreds of thousands views.
#TikTok
#tiktokbanned
first video I took on my phone on my way to our office in Gaza on October 7th. Since then, we have not stopped reporting the story for a single moment... six months on, The war and the unprecedented, horrific suffering continue. And the coverage continues.
Between the years 2003 and 2012, we worked together in the same building and met almost daily. I used to consult him on matters related to photographic technology, as he is a veteran journalist and a talented cameraman.
My condolences to his family and colleagues.
Samer Abu Daqqa, my dear colleague we were born in the same year, he was one of the last journalists I said goodbye to before leaving Gaza.
On the morning of November 20, I went to say goodbye to my beloved colleagues I had worked with for two decades.
Gaza power authority says 80% of Gaza electricity supplies has been shut following The Israeli government announcement that it will cut off electricity to Gaza.
Doctors at Nasser Hospital described Wael's injury as moderate, as he was hit by shrapnel in the hand and waist, while the cameraman Samer's injury was described as critical
“We are not fine” has become the official Eid al-Fitr greeting for the residents of Gaza. Usually, the markets are filled with the sound of Eid takbirs echoing in the city streets. This year there is no sweets or joy, only pain, sadness, and mourning.
Life seems much easier without that heavy blue flag jacket , in Doha to meet my dear friend Wael Al-Dahdouh. He will undergo surgery to repair the main nerve in his right hand.
Our job as journalists to cover the story but in our case we are becoming the story,The consequence for the journalist is huge. People see the correspondent behind the camera and they believe that he is a hero but in the end he is a human and he has a family to look after.
Heavy rains tonight in southern Gaza, over a million people were displaced from their homes, they have been struggling to get food, water and now to get cover from the rain
I'm not well either, for the first time I’m not spending the Eid holiday with my brothers and sisters and I won't be able to kiss my father's hand on the morning of Eid, like every year.
“We are not fine” has become the official Eid al-Fitr greeting for the residents of Gaza. Usually, the markets are filled with the sound of Eid takbirs echoing in the city streets. This year there is no sweets or joy, only pain, sadness, and mourning.
I have never covered air strikes with such intensity, explosions are everywhere in
#Gaza
, there are difficulties in communicating with officials to find out where the strikes are.
Tens of
#Israeli
warplanes carry out hundreds of air strikes across
#Gaza
Strip , the building in which I live in western part of the city shook like an earthquake a hysterical state of chaos, children and women in the building that houses more than 200 people screaming
A medical source at Al-Aqsa Hospital told the BBC that the bodies of four people wearing bullet-proof vests bearing the logo of the Central American Kitchen arrived at the hospital after a car they were traveling in on the coastal road was subjected to an air strike.
Palestinian medical sources said that an Israeli air strike killed three foreign aid workers and their Palestinian driver in the city of Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip.
Initial reports: Israeli air strike targeted a car carrying foreign nationals aid workers in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip.
At least three dead bodies were transferred to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital
We raised our hands and carried white flags. Last night was very difficult. The sounds of explosions and gunfire was terrifying. The bulldozers created huge holes in the hospital yard and swept away some buildings". Khader told me
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A journalist inside Al-Shifa hospital who I have been speaking to all week tells me he and many others have now left the premises, carrying white flags.Khader Al Zaanoun spoke of heavy gunfire and interrogations as Israeli forces searched the site.
Health official at least 15 Palestinian killed in the latest air strike targeted a house for the Abu Shakyan family, located in the middle of the main market in the densely populated Jabalia camp.
The Israeli army asks residents of 7 different areas across the Gaza Strip to leave their homes and move to the city centers or take shelters in preparation for launching attacks against Hamas targets .
Wittiness told the bbc that dozens of families started leaving their homes
Driving through downtown Gaza, the scale of destruction is unprecedented, tow high buildings were destroyed, one of them houses internet companies providing services to 50% of the population
At 2:00 Tuesday morning, my neighbour banged on my door and told me to leave now as my flat was being targeted. I woke up my three children, we grabbed our emergency kit and headed to the nearby hospital
“I lost everything my hose , my shop completely destroyed.” Muhammad Abu Al-Kass told to me while carrying his daughter, Shahd, “Where do we go? We have become homeless.
The
#Israeli
police disperse the funeral of Shireen Abu Aqleh and prevent the body from leaving the French hospital to the church, police fired stun grenade inside the courtyard of the hospital
#Shereen_Abu_Aqleh
I have been to the hospital 100s of time in the last two months of my mum's life, she was inside the kidney dialysis centre and I used to visit her every day very hard to verify what is underneath. With my eyes, I haven't seen any military capability inside the hospital buildings
inside Al-Shifa hospital, the tense situation around the hospital remains the same, and that he heard a few explosions and exchanges of fire overnight.
He also told me tanks are surrounding the hospital from all directions and that access in and out of the hospital is impossible.
The ceremony of transferring the body of
#AlJazeera
correspondent Shereen Abu Aqleh to the Church of the Latin Monastery in
#Jenin
, the body will be transferred to
#Jerusalem
after a tour of the West Bank cities, she will be will be buried in Jerusalem tomorrow
A journalist inside Al-Shifa hospital who I have been speaking to all week tells me he and many others have now left the premises, carrying white flags.Khader Al Zaanoun spoke of heavy gunfire and interrogations as Israeli forces searched the site.
Israeli tanks suddenly surrounded Al-Shifa Hospital, and heavy gunfire was heard in the place.
Eyewitnesses said that a state of panic prevailed inside the complex where thousands of displaced Palestinians reside.
We are always has fear about our family, imagine somebody like Wael Dahdouh is losing five of his family members. He believes that he should continue but all of his sadness and grief inside him is very difficult to keep reporting."
Our job as journalists to cover the story but in our case we are becoming the story,The consequence for the journalist is huge. People see the correspondent behind the camera and they believe that he is a hero but in the end he is a human and he has a family to look after.
Once again my family survived a nearby air strike, drone strike hit the upper floors of a building , they were in the ground floor, my wife was lightly hurt by a rock falling on her head.
Eid al-Fitr the holiest holiday for Muslims,,,at this time every year people come out wearing new clothes to perform the Eid prayer, but the situation is different here in Gaza this morning , as gaza lived a longest and most difficult night since the 2014 war
The displaced people in the west of Khan Younis are living in miserable humanitarian conditions, without enough water, food, blankets and suitable clothing for the winter.
Moments of joy and celebration as thousands took to the streets for the first time in 11 days to mark the start of the a ceasefire,,happiness that may fade away quickly as people wake up to the scenes of devastation littering every corner of this miserable city.
High tension in the French hospital, where mourners insist on carrying Shireen's coffin on their shoulders and turning the funeral into a popular march in the streets of Jerusalem, large
#Israeli
police force outside the hospital
The humanitarian situation is catastrophe, most basic goods are not available and most water consumed is not potable, the sharp drop of temperatures make it harder, as the majority of the population lives in primitive tents and does not have suitable clothing or adequate shelter.
latest Israeli air strike in Maghazi camp in central Gaza, 70 people killed, dozens injured, others trapped under the rubble. Hamas media office described the raid as a “hideous massacre”. Says Israel “directs people to places it claims are safe and kills them there.”
Dr. Abdel Fattah Abed Rabbo from N. Gaza: “ very rare event”
A friend gave me a tomato My daughter, Nour, insisted that I make shakshuka. We bought one egg for 2.5 $ dollars. She broke her fast with it, as she had not tasted shakshuka since the brutal war began”.
The smell here is disgusting. Mountains of garbage are collected by volunteers at points inside cities and villages. Municipalities cannot move it to the designated location because it is close to the border with Israel.
The fighting may end soon, but in
#Gaza
the psychological, economic and social damage will remain for a long time, will require many months of hard work, people here are hooping for a sustained long term solution rather than a war every couple of years
Israeli warplanes destroy an 11-story building in downtown Gaza City , it houses Hamas radio stations in the rooftop, one of the biggest buildings in Gaza
It’s 4:00 AM in
#Gaza
after a short calm during Monday night, warplanes launch over 30 air strikes in western part of
#Gaza
City and the northern Gaza Strip, targeting
#Hamas
security sites, infrastructure and main roads, credit Masdr news agency
The Israeli troops stormed Nasser hospital, the largest in the south of the Gaza Strip, last message I received from a nurse there“soldiers arrived at the second floor of the emergency called on all those on the upper floors, including doctors and nurses, to come down”
#Vatican
’s rep in Jerusalem accused
#Israel
of “brutally violating” a decades-old agreement to uphold freedom of religion,It follows attack by Israeli security forces on the funeral of Abu Akleh, which saw militarised police kicking and beating pallbearers
Bodies of two more foreign aid workers were found from the targeted convoy carrying a team from the World Central Kitchen, bringing the death toll to six., the tow bodies were transferred to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir Al-Balah.
“This morning, my brother was killed in an air strike when he rushed to rescue his neighbours . We could not bury him in the family cemetery we had to bury him in a courtyard near his house," Abu Qamar said.
“There is no longer dignity for the living or the dead," he added.
Israeli forces were surrounding Jabalia camp in the northern Gaza intensifying air raids on the camp.
Khalil Abu Qamar, lives there told me: explosions have not stopped for two days, and dozens have been killed and others are trapped under the rubble of residential buildings.”
With the return of Israeli air strikes on several areas in Gaza, Palestinians fear that Israel might expand its operations in south , which is a shelter now for approximately 1.8 million Palestinians displaced from northern Gaza.
#Israeli
authorities will ease the restrictions imposed on
#Gaza
, starting from tomorrow Monday morning, Israel will allow the export of fish, vegetables, textile, postal services will resume in and out of
#Gaza
Safaa Mahmoud told me , “My father is sick and cannot bear the cold weather . We spent the night without shelter, water, or food. We do not have money to buy medicine for my father. We left our home in Gaza under fire to Khan Yunis, and now we have to leave again to Rafah.”
The ground incursion into Khan Yunis has entered a critical stage.
During the day, Israeli artillery intensified its shelling on Jalal Street, the main road leading into the city centre. Tonight heavy fighting continued
A sentence of two words (permanent ceasefire) was the reason for the collapse of a very difficult tow days negotiations in Cairo, Hamas insists on it, and Israel rejects it. Very sad and disappointing news for 2.3 million Palestinians in Gaza.
A security source told the BBC that
#Israeli
warplanes launched 80 air strikes in several areas of
#Gaza
City, witnesses say that the raids targeted Hamas security infrastructure and headquarters. another difficult night
inside Al-Shifa hospital, the tense situation around the hospital remains the same, and that he heard a few explosions and exchanges of fire overnight.
He also told me tanks are surrounding the hospital from all directions and that access in and out of the hospital is impossible.
The last few hours before the official announcement of the ceasefire are usually the most dangerous, as
#Israel
intensifies its air strikes and the
#Palestinian
armed factions escalate their rocket fire, Each side wants to be able to say we fired the last bullet .