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2023 Zorob family airstrike
Part of the Gaza war and genocide
Rafah is located in the Gaza Strip
Rafah
Rafah
Location within the Gaza Strip
LocationRafah, southern Gaza Strip
Date19 December 2024
Attack type
Airstrike
Deaths22+ Palestinians
Perpetrators Israel Defense Forces

On 19 December 2023, the Israeli Air Forces targeted the house of Palestinian journalist Adel Zorob in the Gaza Strip. The airstrike led to the deaths of over 22 victims, from Zorob's family and other families sheltering in the building, all of whom were civilians.[1][2]

Airstrike and casualties

In the evening of Tuesday, December 19, an airstrike[3] targeted the home of Zorob, as well as his family and others sheltering in it at the time.[4] The strike reportedly killed 22 members of the Zorob and Al-Ladda families, including 11 children.[5]

Zorob was a freelance journalist who worked with a number of media outlets including the Hamas-affiliated Al-Aqsa Voice Radio.[2] According to reports, Zorob was "known for his efforts to help wounded children."[6] The Committee to Protect Journalists wrote that "Zorob posted Gaza war news on his Facebook page and on WhatsApp news groups. The last news message was sent directly before his death, according to a WhatsApp screenshot CPJ viewed."

Reactions

The targeting of Zorob has been cited as an instance of the killing of journalists by Israeli forces.[7][8][9]

Amnesty International independently confirmed the identities of at least 16 residents injured in the airstrike. They also found no evidence that any person staying in the house directly hit was affiliated with an armed group, and no indication of any military objectives in or near the house.[10]

UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azouley released a statement about Zorob's death on 17 June 2024. "I deplore the death of Adel Zorob and call for a thorough and transparent investigation," she said. "I reiterate my urgent call on all parties to respect UN Security Council Resolution 2222 unanimously adopted in 2015 on the protection of journalists, media professionals and associated personnel as civilians in situations of conflict."[11]

References

  1. ^ "Genocide In Gaza". gigaza.org. Retrieved 2025-01-14.
  2. ^ a b "Adel Zorob". Committee to Protect Journalists. Retrieved 2025-01-14.
  3. ^ "Israeli attack on residential area in south Gaza kills at least 29 people". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2025-03-30.
  4. ^ "في اليوم الـ74 من العدوان: عشرات الشهداء والجرحى بينهم صحفي في سلسلة غارات عنيفة على القطاع". WAFA Agency. Archived from the original on 2024-12-11. Retrieved 2025-01-14.
  5. ^ "Genocide In Gaza". gigaza.org. Retrieved 2025-01-14.
  6. ^ "Palestinian Journalists Adel Zorob, Abdullah Alwan and Haneen Al-Qashtan Killed by Israeli Strikes". Democracy Now!. Retrieved 2025-01-14.
  7. ^ Vega, Manuela; Assaly, Richie (30 December 2023). "87 journalists and media workers have been killed this year". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on 30 December 2023. Retrieved 2025-03-29. An Israeli airstrike killed Zorob at his Rafah home as well as 25 members of his family on Dec. 19.
  8. ^ "Honoring the Real Photographers Without Borders of Palestine". Photographers Without Borders. 2024-01-30. Retrieved 2025-01-14.
  9. ^ "The Journalists killed in Gaza and what they tried to show the world".
  10. ^ "New evidence of unlawful Israeli attacks in Rafah causing mass civilian casualties". Amnesty International. 2024-02-12. Retrieved 2025-03-25.
  11. ^ "UNESCO Director-General deplores death of journalist Adel Zorob in Palestine".
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