United Nations experts held Israel responsible for the deteriorating health condition of Tel Aviv Tribune photographer in the Gaza Strip, Fadi Al-Wahidi, due to its repeated refusal to evacuate him medically, despite the fact that he was unable to be treated in Gaza due to the collapse of the health system.
The UN experts said that the injured Al-Wahidi has the right to receive urgent medical care without delay, and that Israel is obligated under international law to facilitate his evacuation.
Al-Wahidi’s colleague’s health condition deteriorated as a result of an Israeli bombing, which caused him to become paralyzed from the outside.
On November 22, Tel Aviv Tribune Media Network strongly denounced the Israeli occupation’s refusal to respond to evacuation requests from Gaza to rescue its photographers Fadi Al-Wahidi and Ali Al-Attar.
The network condemned the occupation’s intransigence and refusal to allow the two colleagues to leave Gaza, which constitutes a premeditated murder.
The medical team warned of the deterioration of the health of colleagues Al-Wahidi and Al-Attar and the occurrence of complications that could lead to their death.
Tel Aviv Tribune Network held the Israeli authorities fully responsible for the safety of their crews working in Gaza, and also called on parties concerned with the safety of journalists to intervene urgently to rescue our photographers and facilitate their evacuation for treatment.
On October 9, 2024, photographer Al-Wahidi was injured by a gunshot while covering the current events in Jabalia camp, which led to him being paralyzed and suffering serious complications in the nervous and respiratory systems.
Two days before that, the photographer Al-Attar suffered serious injuries in Deir Al-Balah, which caused internal bleeding in the brain and convulsions in the body as a result of his nervous system being affected.
Three international organizations called on Israel to allow Al-Jazeera photographers Ali Al-Attar and Al-Wahidi to leave the Gaza Strip for treatment after they were injured by occupation fire and raids, while the Committee to Protect Journalists said that it had not received an Israeli response to the removal of the two colleagues.