Eman Al-Zamli

Their life

Eman Al-Zamli was a Palestinian journalist from Khan Younis who lost her life while carrying out a simple, everyday task. On September 2, 2025, she was killed by Israeli drone fire while fetching drinking water near Hamad City, north of Khan Younis.

Eman Al-Zamli balanced her professional work as a journalist with the daily hardships of life in Gaza. She became one of the many journalists who paid the ultimate price during the war. On September 2, 2025, while stepping away from her duties to collect water—a necessity scarce in Gaza due to the blockade and bombardment—she was struck and killed by Israeli drone fire near Hamad City, north of Khan Younis. Her death highlights not only the dangers facing journalists in Gaza but also the everyday vulnerability of civilians under constant attack.

How they died

She was Killed by Israeli drone fire.

While fetching water, Eman was targeted by an Israeli drone strike near Hamad City. The missile fatally struck her, cutting short both her personal life and her professional mission as a journalist. Her killing reflects the indiscriminate and systematic nature of attacks on journalists in Gaza.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Eman Al-Zamli, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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