Eman Al-Zamli
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.
Biography
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.
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Two more Palestinian journalists have been killed in Gaza by Israeli fire in two separate attacks, bringing the total number of media workers killed to 249 since the war on the Palestinian enclave began. Gaza’s Government Media Office said Rasmi Jihad Salem, who works for the Manara Media Company, lost his life in the strike that targeted Abu al-Amin Street near al-Jalaa Square in Gaza City. Earlier, journalist Eman Al-Zamli was killed by Israeli drone fire while fetching drinking water near the Hamad City neighbourhood, north of Khan Younis, according to local media reports. Last Sunday, a Palestinian journalist was also killed in an Israeli air strike on Gaza City, according to the Gaza Media Office.1 trt.global Open source