To Shahad, despite the incident with him, he picked up his camera and went to the field to record the tragedy in Gaza.
Sir don’t want to let your disability come to your work. “It is impossible for me to quit photo journalism without considering the problems I have to face,” he said.
Every year on the occasion of World Press Independence Day, the UN correspondent in Gaza spoke to Palestinian journalists who have faced not only at risk but also deep personal shock when reporting from war -recognized territory.
The purpose of the World Press Independence Day is to underline the role of media accountability, justice, equality and human rights.
The October of the 2021 October by Hamas over Israel has increased in the events of death and injuries in Gaza, and the region is under a terrible humanitarian crisis.
Devastation
Standing with one foot and crutch, the rings standing behind their camera. Sems is wearing a blue press jacket, working with their comrades in the midst of ruins.
He told the United Nations, “I saw all the crimes that happened here and then there was a moment when I saw a crime on myself.”
“I was a field journalist, reporting on a camera in the open, wearing a journalist wearing a blue press jacket and helmet, but I was directly targeted.”
This event became a decided turn of his life.
He said, “I didn’t need any help before, but now I need help. Despite this, I have the courage and consciousness to fight this new reality. Journalists have to work in Gaza the same.”
Wreckage
Mohammad Abu Namas is also one of such brave journalists. Abu Namu recorded a scene with one of his colleagues with the ruins of the demolished building in Gaza, saying, “When the whole world is celebrating ‘World Press Independence Day’, Palestinian journalists are remembering the workplaces destroyed in the war.”
He also said, “We need electricity and communication benefits to continue journalism, but many journalists do not have it. In such situations we have to resort to the shops that provide communication services. Our offices have now turned on the street.”
They believe that Palestinian journalists have been deliberately targeted during the occupation of Israel in Gaza and they say they are working in Palestine or any other region in the world, should be protected by media workers.
Did not break
Journalist Muen Sharfi said that he lost some of his family members in the Israeli attack in North Gaza, but “despite many negative impacts at the private, social and human level, my work has not changed professionally.”
He said that he would continue his work with full commitment and on the same day he was going to broadcast a live broadcast from the streets of Gaza city.
He also said, “We have become more determined than ever to continue our work, maintain our professional values and to perform our duties with humanity in front of the world …”.
“So, whatever happens in Gaza, especially the human situation and the serious impact on children, women and elders can be transferred to the world.”