Mohammad Abu Hatab, a veteran reporter for Palestine TV, was killed on Friday night along with 11 family members in an Israeli airstrike that targeted their home in Khan Yunis.
Mohammad Abu Hatab, a veteran reporter for Palestine TV, was killed on Friday night along with 11 family members – including his wife, son, and brother – in an Israeli airstrike that targeted their home in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip.
Following the news of the killing, Hater’s colleague Salman al-Bashir removed his protective PRESS vest on air, stating:
“We can’t take it anymore, we are exhausted.
“We are victims. The only difference between us is the time of death
“We are killed one after another. And no one cares about the catastrophe or the crime that we endure in Gaza.
No protection for anyone or anything. This gear and helmet do not protect any journalist, they are just empty slogans.
We are victims, live on air. We are victims awaiting our turn to be killed.”
Palestine TV correspondent Salman Al-Bashir throws his press vest and helmet to the ground moments after his colleague Mohammad Abu Hatab was martyred in an Israeli airstrike on his home in Khan Yunis.
"These are simply symbolic items we wear. They don't protect any journalist. " pic.twitter.com/TJh1AgIVvJ— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) November 3, 2023
According to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Abu Hattab is the 31st Palestinian journalist to be killed since the beginning of the Israeli war on Gaza, on October 7.
(The Palestine Chronicle)
