Airwars assessment
On the morning of Monday, November 13th, 2023 an alleged Israeli airstrike killed journalist Ahmed Fatima, who was a photographer for Al-Qahera (Cairo) News and a media worker with Press House Palestine. Another journalist was injured in the attack, but details about their identity or the severity of the injury were not confirmed. Fatima was reporting in the vicinity of Al-Shifa Hospital at the moment of the alleged attack.
Several sources reported the incident, including Shehab Agency and CPJ Middle East & North Africa on their Twitter/X accounts.
According to Ahram Online, Ahmed El-Tahry – head of United Media Services, the parent company of Al-Qahera News TV – confirmed that Ahmed Fatima was killed while “covering events in the vicinity of the Al-Shifa Hospital on Saturday before the broadcast service was interrupted”. He also mentioned that another “colleague” was injured.
UNESCO Director-General made a call to “respect UN Security Council Resolution 2222/2015 on the protection of journalists, media professionals and associated personnel as civilians in situations of conflict”.
Numerous social media users shared condolence messages and photos of Ahmed Fatima, who can be seen posing with a blue press vest and helmet or with cameras hanging from each shoulder.
In a message of grief online, Sojod Abed posted about the death of her husband: “Our seventh wedding anniversary, my soul. It was my life’s wish that we continue our lives together, grow old together, and raise our children together. But God did not choose us to continue the path together. God chose you to be with Him and in a better place. I want to tell you that I loved you more than anything, and there is no one in your position in my eyes and in my heart, and I always want you to be there, and I belong to you like a home I’m used to, and I feel comfortable with you. I love you more than I already do”.
Other friends and family members of the victim also expressed their sorrow on social media.
“I didn’t know it was the last picture, uncle”, wrote Muthafar Hossam on a Facebook post, where he shared a selfie of the two together . “Friend and fellow journalist Ahmed Fatima, a moon in the sky”. Emad Z Shaat described Ahmed as “my brave brother who has never neglected anyone”.
In another condolence post, Imad Issa shared the words that Ahmed Fatima had told him two days before the war began: “Let’s take a picture for the memory and keep it on your phone. There is not a bakery, no intersection, no laughter, no people, no trees, no anything left in Gaza without them destroying it”. Ahmed and Imad smiled at the camera.
Where sources identified the belligerent, all sources attributed the strikes to Israeli forces.
The incident occured in the morning.
The victims were named as:
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