Hassouneh Salim
Hassouneh Salim was killed by an Israeli airstrike.
On 18 November 2023, during the Gaza war, an Israeli airstrike targeted the Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza, striking a location where QNN staff were present. Hassouneh Salim was killed in this attack while performing his duties as a journalist and photographer. UNESCO condemned the incident, stressing the need for protection of media professionals in conflict zones and calling for an independent investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death.
Biography
Hassouneh Salim was a Palestinian freelance photographer for Quds News Network (QNN), a youth-led news agency founded in 2011 that became widely known for its fast social media coverage of escalations in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. Salim contributed to documenting events in Gaza, capturing on-the-ground images that helped convey the realities of the conflict to both local and international audiences.
Hassouneh Salim worked as a freelance photographer with QNN during a period when the network was gaining prominence across social media platforms for its rapid reporting of developments in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. His work involved photographing protests, airstrikes, and other conflict-related events, often putting him in highly dangerous situations. Salim’s contributions helped QNN become a widely followed media outlet among young Palestinians and those seeking immediate news coverage from the ground. His commitment to documenting the lives and struggles of Palestinians highlighted the role of independent journalists in conflict zones.
Sources & References
Quds News Network (Arabic: شبكة قدس الإخبارية, romanized: Shabakat Quds al-Ikhbārīyah; QNN) is a Palestinian youth news agency founded in 2011. The agency is staffed with volunteer correspondents across Palestine. The network gained widespread following on social media around 2015 through its fast distribution video coverage of escalations in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, which made it as popular as Al Jazeera, appealing particularly to young Palestinians. Quds News Network Abbreviation: QNN Established: 2011; 14 years ago Official language: Arabic, English Website: qudsnen.co According to reports, the Palestinian Authority blocked QNN's website in 2019 as part of a crackdown on dissent. Some of its pages were also blocked by social media platforms in 2019 and 2023. QNN states it is independent, funds itself through advertisements, and aims to expose the acts of the Israeli occupation. Nevertheless, it has gained a reputation for being associated with militant groups and has been described as affili1 en.m.wikipedia.org Open source
Two more journalists have been killed in an Israeli airstrike on a refugee camp in the besieged Gaza Strip as the regime pushes ahead with its genocidal war against the territory. According to Palestinian media outlets, Sari Mansour was killed, along with his colleague Hassouna Salim, in a late Saturday Israeli airstrike on the camp. The two journalists lost their lives after Sari Mansour’s home came under an Israeli bombardment in Bureij camp, which is located in the central Gaza Strip. The new fatalities bring to more than 50 the number of journalists killed in Israel’s ongoing war on the Gaza Strip. Israel’s brutal war, which started on October 7 following a surprise operation by Gaza-based resistance movements, has so far killed at least 12,300 Palestinians, including more than 5,000 children. More than 29,800 people been been also injured. Analysts believe that the Israeli regime has launched a preplanned campaign of targeted killing of journalists in order to hide its war crimes in Gaza.2 presstv.ir Open source