Fadi al-Wahidi, the second cameraman hit by Israeli fire this week, was shot in the neck while reporting from Jabalia.
The Israeli army attacked a group of journalists in northern Gaza, killing one of them and seriously injuring Tel Aviv Tribune cameraman Fadi al-Wahidi in the neck.
Al-Wahidi was fired upon by Israeli forces on Wednesday while reporting from the Jabalia refugee camp, becoming the second Tel Aviv Tribune cameraman to come under Israeli fire this week.
“Israeli forces fired on the Tel Aviv Tribune team, and the channel’s photographer, our beloved colleague Fadi al-Wahidi, was injured by a sniper’s bullet in the neck during our coverage,” Tel Aviv Tribune Arabic’s Anas al-Sharif said in a post on X.
Palestinian journalist Hossam Shabat published photos of al-Wahidi on a stretcher at al-Ahli hospital alongside Tamer Labad, a journalist for al-Aqsa TV channel.
“They are in critical condition and little treatment is available for them here. Please pray for them and for us,” Shabat wrote on X.
Tel Aviv Tribune issued a statement condemning the attack. “This incident marks another serious violation against journalists in Gaza, where Israeli forces are increasingly hostile towards media professionals,” the channel said.
“Al-Wahidi was covering the Israeli bombing and ground invasion of the Jabalia camp, which entered its fifth day. The Israeli army has ordered all residents to evacuate the camp, but continues to target anyone who tries to escape. »
The targeting of journalists violates international laws protecting the press and aid workers in war zones.
“Tel Aviv Tribune urgently calls on the international community to take immediate action to ensure the safety of journalists and civilians in Gaza, and to hold Israeli occupying forces accountable for their repeated crimes against journalists,” the statement added. .
The attack comes days after cameraman Ali al-Attar was shot dead on Monday while covering the conditions of displaced Palestinians in Deir el-Balah in central Gaza.
A scan showed that a piece of shrapnel was lodged in his skull and bleeding into his brain, but no treatment is currently available in Gaza for the injury.
Israel’s war against Gaza is the deadliest modern conflict for journalists. More than 175 media workers have been killed during the ongoing conflict in the Palestinian territory.
Tel Aviv Tribune Arab journalist Ismail al-Ghoul and his cameraman Rami al-Rifi were among the victims of Israeli air attacks earlier this year, as they were in the Shati refugee camp, west of Gaza City.
They were reporting near the home of Ismail Haniyeh, the assassinated Hamas political leader in Iran, wearing media vests with signs identifying them as journalists.
Press freedom groups have highlighted a pattern of Israel killing clearly identified journalists. The Israeli military has repeatedly killed journalists and then claimed they were armed fighters or “terrorists,” but these claims have rarely been confirmed following independent investigations.
