Akram Al-Shafi
اكرم احمد خليل الشافعي
journalist
Palestinian Press Agency (Safa)
Throughout his career, he authored hundreds of reports exposing occupation crimes and highlighting the daily struggles of Gazans under blockade. His final report documented the solidarity among displaced civilians inside the Al-Shifa Medical Complex. Akram Al-Shafei is remembered as a dedicated journalist who remained committed to truth and his people until his final breath.
Akram was killed by Israel
05/01/2024, Al-Shifa hospital, at the age of 53 years
He was wounded in late October 2023 while attempting to inspect his bombed home in northwest Gaza City. The injury caused severe abdominal damage and led to multiple organ failures. His condition further deteriorated in mid-November during the Israeli military siege on the Al-Shifa Medical Complex, where he was denied medical care for over two weeks due to the bombing of medicine warehouses and the arrest of medical staff. Despite being transferred to a hospital in southern Gaza, Al-Shafei’s health continued to decline until he passed away.
Sources
https://cpj.org/data/people/akram-elshafie/ Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), Retrieved: 20/10/2024
https://www.aljazeera.net/videos/2024/1/6/تشييع-الصحفي-الفلسطيني-أكرم-الشافعي In Arabic, Al Jazeera, Retrieved: 20/10/2024
https://safa.ps/post/365944/استشهاد-الصحفي-بوكالة-صفا-أكرم-الشافعي-متأثر-ا-بإصابته-برصاص-قوات-الاحتلال In Arabic, Retrieved: 20/10/2024
https://www.shireen.ps/martyrs/show/202400012 In Arabic, Shireen Observatory, Retrieved: 20/10/2024