Hassan Aslih

Their life

Full Name: Hassan Aslih
Age: Early to mid-40s
Sex: Male
Nationality: Palestinian
Marital Status: Married, father of several children
Place of Origin: Gaza Strip, Palestine
Date of Death: May 13, 2025
Place of Death: Nasser Hospital, Khan Younis, southern Gaza
Cause of Death: Israeli drone strike on hospital’s emergency department

Name: Hassan Aslih
Age: In his 40s
Sex: Male
Nationality: Palestinian
Marital Status: Married with children
Occupation: Photojournalist, Director of Alam24 News Agency
Social Media Presence: Over 500,000 followers on Instagram

Career:
Hassan Aslih was a prominent Palestinian photojournalist based in Gaza. He worked for years as a freelance journalist, contributing to both local and international news agencies, including CNN and the Associated Press. He was widely respected for his extensive and courageous coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, often reporting directly from the front lines. Aslih played a major role in documenting the humanitarian impact of Israeli military operations in Gaza.

Death:
On May 13, 2025, Aslih was killed in an Israeli drone strike on the emergency department of Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza. He had been hospitalized there for nearly a month after being injured in an earlier Israeli strike on the same facility in April. That earlier strike had also killed his colleague, Helmi al-Faqawi.

Controversy:
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) accused Aslih of participating in the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel. However, Palestinian officials and press freedom advocates rejected the claim, asserting that Aslih had no political affiliation and was targeted solely for his journalistic work.
Legacy:
Aslih's death highlights the extreme dangers journalists face in Gaza, which has become the deadliest conflict for media workers in recorded history, with over 232 journalists killed since October 2023. His life and work symbolize the struggle for truth and documentation amid war.

How they died

Killed by Israeli drone strike

Hassan Aslih was killed at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, a city in southern Gaza, during an Israeli drone strike that targeted the hospital's surgical wing.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Hassan Aslih, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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