Belal Jadallah |
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Born | (1978-05-01)May 1, 1978
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Died | November 19, 2023(2023-11-19) (aged 45)
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Cause of death | Airstrike by IDF |
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Other names | Belal Jadallah Salem |
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Occupation | Journalist |
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Belal Jadallah (Arabic: بلال جادالله; May 1, 1978 – November 19, 2023) was a Palestinian journalist born in Gaza City. He served as Chairman of the Board of Directors and General Director of the Press House Foundation in Gaza.[1]
Career
In 2014, Jadallah founded Press House-Palestine, a Gazan non-profit organization focused on freedom of the press and journalism education.[2] Jadallah and his organization were influential to many Gazan journalists, and Jadallah was described as the "godfather of Palestinian journalists".[3]
Assassination
He was killed on November 19, 2023, by an air strike carried out by the Israeli Air Force on his car while he was on his way to the south of Gaza City, during the 2023 Israel–Hamas war. According to his family, Jadallah's brother-in-law, Abdulkareem Abed, was also seriously injured in the attack.[4][5]
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