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A outstanding journalist within the Gaza Strip attended a funeral for a number of members of his fast household on Thursday and returned to air, only a day after his family members had been killed in a reported Israeli airstrike within the besieged territory.
Wael Dahdouh misplaced his spouse, in addition to a son, a daughter and a grandson, in what Al Jazeera reported was an Israeli airstrike that hit Nuseirat refugee camp in Gaza. One other son, Yehia, was severely wounded.
An Israel Defence Forces spokesperson instructed CNN that “concerning this particular case, the IDF focused Hamas terrorist infrastructure within the space.”
Wael Dahdouh is Al Jazeera’s bureau chief in Gaza, the place he has lengthy lined battle.
However the loss of life of his family members was each a tragic and private story, which he was on the centre of.
Al Jazeera confirmed footage on Wednesday of Dahdouh coming into Gaza’s al-Aqsa hospital and seeing the physique of his useless son. “They take vengeance on us via our kids?” he sobbed.
Whereas returning to air on Thursday, Dahdouh thanked these watching for his or her prayers within the wake of the deaths of his members of the family.
Dahdouh’s household had been among the many a couple of million residents of Gaza who’ve been displaced from their properties amid the ongoing conflict between Hamas and Israel.
The present battle erupted after Hamas launched a devastating shock assault on Israel on Oct. 7. In response, Israeli forces have bombarded targets throughout Gaza, in a bid to topple Hamas and its infrastructure.
Greater than 1,400 individuals have been killed in Israel — most of whom died within the preliminary Hamas assaults — in line with the Israeli authorities. The Hamas-run Well being Ministry in Gaza says that as of Thursday, some 7,000 Palestinians have died within the battle.
CBC Information is unable to independently confirm the casualty figures being reported.