Samer Abu Daqqa

Samer Abu Daqqa
سامر أبو دقة
Born1978 (1978)
Died (aged 45)
Khan Yunis, occupied Gaza Strip
Cause of deathAirstrike
CitizenshipBelgium
Palestine
Alma materAl-Azhar University
Occupation(s)Video journalist, photographer, technician
Employer(s)Al Shaab
(? – 2004)
Al Jazeera
(2004 – 2023)
Children4
AwardsDistinguished Arab Journalist Award
(2004)
Distinguished International Journalist Award
(2007)

Samer Abu Daqqa (Arabic: سامر أبو دقة‎; c. 1978 – 15 December 2023) was a Belgian-Palestinian video journalist working for Al Jazeera. He was killed during the 2023 Israel–Hamas war after the Israeli army bombed an Al Jazeera crew in Khan Yunis on 15 December 2023, while he was covering a Haifa School airstrike.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "Al Jazeera journalist Samer Abudaqa killed in Israeli attack in Gaza". jazeera. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Al Jazeera says cameraman killed in Gaza by drone strike on school building". reuters. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Al Jazeera cameraman dies after Israeli attack in southern Gaza, network says". cnn. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.

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