Belal Jadallah
Belal Jadallah | |
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بلال جادالله | |
Born | |
Died | November 19, 2023 Zeitoun, Gaza City | (aged 45)
Other names | Belal Jadallah Salem |
Occupation | Journalist |
Belal Jadallah (
Life and education
Jadallah was born on May 1, 1978, in Gaza. He earned a bachelor's degree in English literature.[1] Four of Jadallah's relatives work for Reuters.[2] His youngest brother, Ali Jadallah, is a photojournalist.[3]
Career
Jadallah worked as the director of media and international relations at
In 2014, Jadallah founded Press House-Palestine, a Gazan non-profit organization focused on freedom of the press and journalism education.[4] Jadallah and his organization were influential to many Gazan journalists, and Jadallah was described as the "godfather of Palestinian journalists".[4] For decades, he had trained journalists and taught safety courses.[5]
Jadallah had also contributed to work by the Committee to Protect Journalists, including by locating family members of journalists killed by Israeli military in Gaza and acquiring photos for a May 2023 report.[6]
Belal reported on the
Death
According to members of his family, Jadallah had told them he was planning to travel south from Gaza City on November 19 when he was killed in his car by an Israeli strike in the neighborhood of Zeitoun.[4][3] His family also said that Jadallah's brother-in-law, Abdulkareem Abed, was seriously injured in the strike.[3][2]
See also
- Plestia Alaqad
- Wael Al-Dahdouh
- Motaz Azaiza
- List of journalists killed in the 2023 Israel–Hamas war
- Bisan Owda
- Violence against journalists in the 2023 Israel–Hamas war
References
- ^ a b "Freedom of Expression is a must! - Press House". Council of Europe. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
- ^ a b "Three more journalists killed in Gaza in Israeli offensive, relatives say". Reuters. November 19, 2023. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
- ^ a b c d Karanth, Sanjana (November 20, 2023). "Belal Jadallah, A Giant In Palestinian Journalism, Killed In Israeli Bombing". HuffPost. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
- ^ a b c d Osman, Nadda (November 20, 2023). "'Godfather' of Palestinian journalism Belal Jadallah killed in Israeli shelling". Middle East Eye. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
- ^ Brown, Chris (November 22, 2023). "Journalists are dying at an alarming rate as Israel bombards Gaza and southern Lebanon". CBC News. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
- ^ a b "CPJ pays tribute to slain Palestinian press freedom defender Bilal Jadallah". Committee to Protect Journalists. November 20, 2023. Retrieved December 9, 2023.