Amidst the ruins of massacres and destruction, Gaza’s journalists continue to carry out their message, defying difficulties and dangers, to be the voice of the voiceless, and witnesses to a new chapter of the suffering experienced by steadfast Gaza.
Amidst the ruins of massacres and destruction, Gaza’s journalists continue to carry out their message, defying difficulties and dangers, to be a voice for the voiceless, and witnesses to a new chapter of the suffering experienced by the patient Gaza Strip.
Within the segments of the episode (23-9-2024) of the “Al-Marsad” program, which is broadcast on the “Al-Jazeera 360” platform and can be followed from this link, the program followed the stories of dozens of journalists and activists during their exceptional coverage of the events of this war, in a series entitled “Gaza Today” that sheds light on these brave journalists.
Among these journalists, Yusra Al-Aklouk stood out as one of the few female journalists who decided to stand firm and not flee, insisting on conveying the truth of what is happening in Gaza to the world.
Yusra, the wife of a martyr and mother of three children, struggled to balance providing for and protecting her children with her professional and national duty to document what she described as “the most deadly and destructive war against the Palestinian people.”
She says, “I was born in Gaza and lived through all the wars that it went through. I was once a high school student, once a newly married woman, and now I am the wife of a martyr and the mother of three children.”
She added, “In the first moments of the beginning of this war, I felt that it was different from everything that came before. I never expected to live through the war and bear it alone, especially with children whose hearts were kneaded with the pain of losing their father.”
