A outstanding Palestinian journalist whose spouse and a number of other of his kids have been killed in airstrikes in Gaza says the world is “treating us with indifference” – as he accused Israel of committing genocide.
Wael Al-Dahdouh’s spouse Amna, 15-year-old son Mahmoud and seven-year-old daughter Sham have been killed, and a number of other others have been left trapped beneath particles after a strike focused the world that they had sought refuge in October 2023.
Footage captured on the time confirmed Al Jazeera’s Gaza bureau chief crouching beside Mahmoud, who aspired to be a journalist like his father. In later scenes, he was seen holding Sham who was lined in a shroud following the assault within the Nuseirat refugee camp.
Mr Al-Dahdouh’s grandchild Adam additionally died within the assault – and weeks later, his eldest son Hamza was killed in an Israeli strike in southern Gaza in January 2024.
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Wael Al-Dahdouh speaks to Sky Information
“My son was preparing to be a journalist, my eldest son Hamza was a journalist already and a colleague of mine.”
He stated the world has been “treating us with indifference… even the coverage by our colleagues abroad”.
The journalist requested: “Why do they treat us with such indifference? Is it because of the colour of our skin? Or the colour of our eyes? Aren’t we all created equal after all?”
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He added: “It wasn’t enough, it wasn’t as objective as we thought it should have been, the lack of adherence to norms and standards of journalism… that feeling sometimes was even more painful than being at the receiving end of missiles and bullets.”
Mr Al-Dahdouh stated Israel was “trying to isolate Gaza” after banning worldwide press, leaving native journalists feeling “as though we are being left alone”.
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With out native journalists, “nobody would have known about the genocide and the tragedies that have been going on,” he added.
He warned the world should not really feel the horrors seen in Gaza can solely “take place far away from you”.
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“If nobody does anything, those who perpetrate these crimes will encourage others elsewhere to do the same and one day the fire will reach you in your own homes and houses,” the journalist stated.
“By then, what can we do? It might be too late. We may not survive as a nation but what are you going to do.”
Israel has rejected accusations of genocide in its conflict in Gaza and says it doesn’t goal civilians or journalists.
A letter from the UK’s Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy stated the federal government has concluded Israel shouldn’t be committing genocide in Gaza however “must do much more” to stop and alleviate the struggling.
