Rasmi Jihad Salem

Their life

Rasmi Jihad Salem was a Palestinian photojournalist working with the Manara Media Company in Gaza. Known for documenting the daily struggles of life under siege, he continued reporting even as the war grew increasingly deadly for media workers. On September 2, 2025, he was killed by an Israeli airstrike in central Gaza City.

Rasmi Jihad Salem dedicated his work to capturing the reality of Gaza through images and reports that reached beyond the besieged enclave. As a photojournalist with the Manara Media Company, his work reflected both the destruction of war and the resilience of his people. On September 2, 2025, while reporting in Abu al-Amin Street near al-Jalaa Square in Gaza City, he was targeted in an Israeli airstrike. His death added to the mounting toll of journalists killed while performing their duty of bearing witness to the conflict. Rasmi was remembered by colleagues as a committed journalist who believed in the power of truth despite constant risk.

How they died

He was Killed in an Israeli airstrike.

Israeli warplanes struck Abu al-Amin Street near al-Jalaa Square in Gaza City, directly hitting the area where Rasmi was working. The missile strike caused fatal injuries, killing him instantly and leaving several others wounded. His death was part of a pattern of systematic targeting of journalists across Gaza.

Why we remember them

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

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