Samer Abu Daqqa

Samer Abu Daqqa
سامر أبو دقة
Born1978 (1978)
Abasan al-Kabira, Gaza Strip
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 one of the founders of the channel’s office in the Gaza Strip where he worked as a photographer and technician for Al-Jazeera for almost twenty years. He also holds Belgian citizenship.[1]

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.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "الجزيرة تعلن مقتل مصورها سامر أبو دقة بعد إصابته بقصف إسرائيلي جنوبي قطاع غزة". سبوتنيك عربي (in Arabic). Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "Al Jazeera journalist Samer Abudaqa killed in Israeli attack in Gaza". Al Jazeera.
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