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Fadel Shanaa, a Palestinian cameraman working for the British news agency Reuters, was killed today by a rocket fired during an Israeli military incursion into the Gaza Strip. His assistant Wafa Barbakh, was seriously injured.
“We offer our condolences to Fadel Shanaa’s family and friends,” Reporters Without Borders said. “His death serves as reminder that the Gaza Strip, the theatre of violence clashes between the Israel Defence Forces and Palestinian armed groups, is still one of the world’s most dangerous places for journalists.”
The press freedom organisation added: “We call on the Israeli authorities to quickly investigate the circumstances that led to the Reuters cameraman’s death.”
Aged 25, Shanaa was the first journalist to be killed by the Israeli military since British independent filmmaker James Miller in May 2003.
Shanaa and Barbakh, who were filming an incursion by Israeli tanks near the Al-Barij refugee camp, were using a vehicle that was clearly marked with the word “Press” so that they would be identifiable as journalists. It was hit by an Israeli missile that presumably missed its intended target. Seriously injured, they were taken to Al-Aqsa hospital where Shanaa died.
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Apr 16 - An Israeli airstrike in Gaza killed Reuters cameraman Fadel Shana and two Palestinian civilians.
23 year old Fadel Shana was covering violence in the enclave when the explosion killed him and two bystanders, local residents said.
Reuters soundman Wafa Abu Mizyed, also in his 20s, escaped unhurt and was being treated for shock. Video from the camera captures the moment an Israeli tank fires a shell towards a vehicle bearing “TV” and “Press” markings.
An Israeli military spokeswoman said she had no information on an air strike on a vehicle in the area of central Gaza where the incident took place in late afternoon.
Reuters Editor-in-Chief David Schlesinger called for an investigation into the incident.
Susan Flory reports.
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Apr 17 - A medical examination shows metal darts from an Israeli tank shell that explodes in the air caused the death of Reuters cameraman Fadel Shana.
Hundreds of relatives and fellow journalists attended the funeral procession for the 23-year-old Reuters cameraman.
Israel hasn’t yet said if it will comply with the demand of Reuters Editor-in-Chief David Schlesinger for a swift and impartial investigation into the circumstances of Fadel Shana’s death.
Susan Flory reports.