Mohammed Hamoud Ahmed Al-Matari

Their life

Mohammed Hamoud Ahmed al-Matari was a Yemeni media worker affiliated with the 26 September newspaper in Sanaa. He was part of the newsroom and general media staff who contributed to daily operations at the long-running government-linked newspaper complex. Known among colleagues for his dedication to news work during periods of conflict, he continued reporting and working inside the Sanaa media hub even as conditions for journalists in Yemen became increasingly dangerous.

Al-Matari worked within the media environment of Sanaa, where local journalists often operated under heavy restrictions, repeated airstrikes, and the collapse of basic safety systems. The 26 September newspaper complex — which housed multiple Yemeni press institutions — served as both a workplace and an important civic space for journalists in the capital. Although detailed public information about his personal life is limited, al-Matari was recognized as one of the many Yemeni media workers who remained committed to documenting events despite the extreme dangers posed by the regional conflict and the wider Israel–Gaza

How they died

He was Killed in an Israeli airstrike on the newspaper complex in Sanaa.

He was killed when Israeli airstrikes targeted the 26 September and Yemen newspaper complex in Sanaa on September 10, 2025. The strikes hit newsroom buildings and offices where journalists, editors, photographers, technicians, and support staff were working. Media-rights organizations later described the attack as one of the deadliest incidents for journalists in modern history.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Mohammed Hamoud Ahmed Al-Matari, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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