Israel Killed This Gaza Journalist After He Didn’t Stop Reporting, Dismembering Him So Badly His Remains Fit Into A Shoe Box
Hassan Hamad's killing comes just months after he was threatened to stop reporting on Isarel’s attacks in Gaza.
An Israeli airstrike targeted and killed 19-year-old Palestinian journalist, Hassan Hamad, in his home in the Jabalia refugee camp on Sunday, Oct. 6, while he was reporting on Israel’s attacks on north Gaza.
His killing comes just months after he was threatened to stop reporting on Isarel’s attacks in Gaza.
He had received many threats to stop reporting.
Despite these threats, Hamad continued to work, believing it was his duty as a journalist.
The 19-year-old had documented Israel’s genocide in Gaza for an entire year, often reporting on Israeli airstrikes and the plight of Palestinians in Gaza.
The last one was a Whatsapp message from an Israeli number a few days before his death, warning him to stop his coverage or face dire consequences, according to journalist Maha Hussaini.
“Listen, If you continue spreading lies about Israel, we'll come for you next and turn your family into [...] This is your last warning,” the message read.
Hamad's body was so badly dismembered by the impact of the strike that his father had to put his remains in a shoe box to be able to bury him.
Hamad’s colleague announced his death on his X account, writing, “Hassan Hamad, the journalist who did not live past the age of 20, resisted for a full year in his own way. He resisted by staying away from his family so they wouldn’t be targeted.”
With deep sorrow and pain, I mourn the journalist Hassan Hamad. I testify before God that you fulfilled your duty. Hassan Hamad, the journalist who did not live past the age of 20, resisted for a full year in his own way. He resisted by staying away from his family so they…
— Hassan Hamad (@Hassan_hamad77) October 6, 2024
“He resisted when he struggled to find an internet signal, sitting for an hour or two on the rooftop just to send the videos that reach you in seconds,” they wrote.
The colleague, who did not name themselves, also added that at around 6am, Hamad had called to send his last video.
“After a call that didn’t last more than a few seconds, he said, ‘There they are, there they are, it’s done,’ and hung up,” the colleague wrote.
Hamad’s colleagues say they believe that Israeli forces specifically targeted his home to silence him, as he had received multiple warnings for reporting on Israel’s genocide in Gaza over the past year.
Ashraf Mashharawi, the manager of Media Town Production Company, where Hamad worked, told Middle East Monitor that Hamad started getting threats in May.
“We advised him to reduce his work, but he completely refused. He said, “I won’t be intimidated by the threats. We are in the right and they are in the wrong,’” Mashharawi said.
Mashharawi also mentioned that despite Hamad’s young age, he stayed calm under pressure and insisted on continuing his reporting.
Meanwhile, just hours before his death, Hamad had reported surviving an Israeli drone strike. He had also survived another airstrike while filming in the past.
In his final report, he covered an Israeli bombing of a residential home in Jabalia that killed six people.
Hamad's death pushes the number of journalists Israel killed in Gaza in one year rise to 175 journalists, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health.
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