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Palestinian journalist shot at Gaza protest dies of wounds
 [Ynet] Ahmed Abu Hussein, 24, who worked for Gazoo's al-Shaab radio station, was injured while covering the festivities on the border on April 13, succumbing to his wounds nearly two weeks later.A Paleostinian journalist, shot by IDF snipers while covering a violent protest along the Gazoo-Israel border nearly two weeks ago, died of his wounds on Wednesday, Paleostinian health officials said. Ahmed Abu Hussein, 24, worked for Gazoo's al-Shaab ("Voice of People"), a radio station linked to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Paleostine, considered a terrorist group by Israel, the US and the EU. He also worked as a photographer for another local news agency. Photos and video from the scene show that he was in a group of bystanders far from the border and wearing a blue protective vest marked "Press" and a helmet marked "TV" when he was shot on April 13. He was the second journalist killed by Israeli gunfire since the weekly Friday protests, for a right of return of Paleostinians refugees and their descendants to homes in what is now Israel, began on March 30. He was shot in the stomach while covering protests near Jabalia in northern Gazoo, the health ministry in Gazoo said. He was moved from Gazoo to a hospital in the West Bank and then transferred to the Sheba Medical Center in Israel, where he died. His death raised to 38 the number of Paleostinians killed in the protests near the border. An IDF spokeswoman had no immediate comment on Abu Hussein's death. Yaser Murtaja, 30, a cameraman for Paleostinian Ain Media, was shot on April 6 and died the next day. After his death, the IDF said it does not intentionally target journalists and that it would look into the circumstances of the shooting. His brother Diaa told AFP they were preparing to transfer the body to Gazoo for burial. His funeral will be held on Thursday. Posted by: trailing wife 2018-04-26 |
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