Female journalists speak from Gaza front lines
Journalists in Gaza, including many women reporters, remained dedicated to their work documenting violations against civilians despite the dangers and difficulties they faced.
During the fourth war on Gaza, female Palestinian journalists left their mark on the images and reports from the field. The Israeli shelling threatened both their homes and the media institutions they worked for.
After Israeli struck the offices of about 20 media organizations in the Gaza Strip, Reporters Without Borders called on the International Criminal Court to investigate the destruction of press offices and determine whether the shelling amounted to a war crime.
Amid the destruction of media institutions in Gaza, some Israeli news outlets admitted that the recent Gaza escalation tarnished Israel's image.
Samar Abu el-Ouf, a New York Times photographer based in Gaza, described to Al-Monitor her toughest moments during the latest round of fighting. “I froze when I received a call from my youngest daughter, who told me that the upper floor of our house was being roof-knocked as I was photographing the morgue full of victims at al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. I did not know what to do. Journalists gathered around me and brought a car to take me home.”
