Grieving in Silence: A Sister’s Agony After Mustafa Thraya’s Tragic Martyrdom with Hamza al-Duhduh
Watan-A poignant video has circulated featuring the sister of the martyred journalist Mustafa Thraya, who was killed alongside journalist Hamza Wael al-Duhduh in an Israeli airstrike on their cars in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip.
In the video, the distraught sister is seen crying and saying, “He was the dearest to my heart, the best among us. I loved him so much. He was the tender one, the one who cared about us.”
She continued, “He used to get us whatever we asked for, and he never boasted about his life. He left us when he was young. He wanted to travel, and he wanted to fix his house that is now gone. He wanted to do many things.”
“كان الأخ الحنون ولم يفرح بحياته”.. شقيقة الصحفي مصطفى ثريا ترثي اخاها الشهيد بكلمات مؤثرة #فيديو #حرب_غزة pic.twitter.com/7xpIGCxYa2
— الجزيرة فلسطين (@AJA_Palestine) January 7, 2024
The martyrdom of Hamza Wael al-Duhduh and Mustafa Thraya
The Israeli occupation forces targeted a car carrying a group of journalists, including Hamza Wael al-Duhduh and Mustafa Thraya, in Khan Yunis. This occurred while they were working as part of Al Jazeera’s team in that area, where civilians had evacuated due to Israeli airstrikes in various parts of the Gaza Strip.
The Israeli airstrikes led to the martyrdom of Hamza and his colleague Mustafa.
With the martyrdom of Hamza and Mustafa Thraya, the number of journalist martyrs has risen to 109 since the beginning of the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip.
Al Jazeera condemns the Israeli crime
Al Jazeera network had condemned the assassination of the journalist colleagues Hamza al-Duhduh, the son of Al Jazeera correspondent Wael al-Duhduh, and Mustafa Thraya. Journalist Hazem Ragab was severely injured in an Israeli airstrike north of Rafah in southern Gaza.
In a statement, Al Jazeera emphasized that the assassination of colleagues Mustafa and Hamza, who were on their way to perform their duties in the region, once again underscores the urgent need to take all immediate and necessary legal measures against the occupying forces to ensure they do not escape punishment.
📷فيديو| الصحفي #وائل_الدحدوح يودع نجله البكر #حمزة_الدحدوح الذي ارتقى بقصف الاحتلال بمركبة تقل صحفيين شمال شرق #رفح جنوب قطاع #غزة . pic.twitter.com/qBzbnSfxK9
— وطن. يغرد خارج السرب (@watanserb_news) January 7, 2024
The network added that the Israeli forces deliberately targeted journalist Wael al-Duhduh and his family in a systematic manner. His family was targeted, resulting in the martyrdom of his wife, son, daughter, and grandson in November 2023. Wael and his colleague, the martyr photographer Samer Abu Daqqa, were also targeted in December 2023.
Al Jazeera pointed out that the assassination of Hamza, Wael’s son, in January 2024, unequivocally confirms the determination of the Israeli forces to continue these brutal attacks against journalists and their families, aiming to deter them from performing their duties. This violates the principles of press freedom and undermines the right to life.
