Belal Jadallah
Belal Jadallah | |
|---|---|
بلال جادالله | |
| Born | May 1, 1978 |
| Died | November 19, 2023 (aged 45) Zeitoun, Gaza City |
| Cause of death | Airstrike by IDF |
| Other names | Belal Jadallah Salem |
| Occupation | Journalist |
Belal Jadallah (Arabic: بلال جادالله; May 1, 1978 – November 19, 2023) was a Palestinian journalist born in Gaza City. He served as Chairman of the Board of Directors and General Director of the Press House Foundation in Gaza.[1]
Career[change | change source]
In 2014, Jadallah founded Press House-Palestine, a Gazan non-profit organization focused on freedom of the press and journalism education.[2] Jadallah and his organization were influential to many Gazan journalists, and Jadallah was described as the "godfather of Palestinian journalists".[3]
Assassination[change | change source]
He was killed on November 19, 2023, by an air strike carried out by the Israeli Air Force on his car while he was on his way to the south of Gaza City, during the 2023 Israel–Hamas war. According to his family, Jadallah's brother-in-law, Abdulkareem Abed, was also seriously injured in the attack.[4][5]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "استشهاد رئيس مجلس إدارة مؤسسة بيت الصحافة بلال جاد الله في القصف الإسرائيلي على غزة". aljadeed (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-12-22.
- ↑ "Press House - Palestine". 14 December 2023.
- ↑ "'Godfather' of Palestinian journalism Belal Jadallah killed in Israeli shelling". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
- ↑ "Belal Jadallah, A Giant In Palestinian Journalism, Killed In Israeli Bombing". HuffPost. 2023-11-20. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
- ↑ "CPJ pays tribute to slain Palestinian press freedom defender Bilal Jadallah". Committee to Protect Journalists. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
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