Samer Abu Daqqa
سامر خليل سلمان ابو دقه
photographer
Al-Jazeera Arabic
Abu Daqqa began his work as a journalist in Al-Shaab newspaper. He then in 2004 moved to work for Al-Jazeera. He was one of the founders of the channel's office in the occupied Gaza Strip, where he worked as a photographer and technician for Al-Jazeera for more than twenty years.
Samer was killed by Israel
15/12/2023, Khan Yunis, at the age of 45 years
While reporting near Farhana school in Khan Younis, Daqqa — along with Wael Dahdou, bureau chief of Al Jazeera in Gaza City — were attacked by an Israeli air strike. “Following Samer’s injury, he was left to bleed to death for over give hours, as Israeli forces prevented ambulances and rescue workers from reaching him, denying the much-needed emergency treatment”, reported Al Jazeera.
Sources
https://cpj.org/data/people/samer-abu-daqqa/ Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), Retrieved: 20/10/2024
https://indypendent.org/2024/03/journalists-martyrs-pay-tribute-to-some-of-the-reporters-killed-by-israel-since-oct-7/ Retrieved: 20/10/2024
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samer_Abu_Daqqa Retrieved: 20/10/2024
https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/سامر_أبو_دقة In Arabic, Retrieved: 20/10/2024
https://www.shireen.ps/martyrs/show/202323122 In Arabic, Shireen Observatory, Retrieved: 20/10/2024