Watan-In a poignant scene, Palestinian journalist Mohammad Labad spoke about receiving the news of his mother’s and sister’s martyrdom, along with his sister’s husband, while performing his professional duties in the Gaza Strip.

Mohammad Labad, in a video broadcast by Al Jazeera, expressed, “My mother, the light of my soul, has been martyred. My mother and my beloved sister, Noor, and the husband of my sister have all been martyred. I want to say more, but I don’t know to whom I should speak.”

With tears streaming down his face, he added, “I can’t, I don’t know exactly to whom I should speak. I am going on a tour, and I cannot bid farewell to my mother, the essence of my heart. I cannot see her, and I don’t know how she is.”

The journalist, Mohammad Labad, was carrying out his duties during the mentioned tour when he received the news of his mother’s martyrdom due to Israeli shelling.

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Scores of Journalists Martyred in Gaza

Since the onset of the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip last October 7th, at least 75 journalists have lost their lives, among the staggering toll of over 15,500 martyrs during this brutal conflict.

Many journalists in Gaza have also experienced the loss of family members or the destruction of their homes, as they were targeted in what the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate classified as “assassination operations with a deliberate decision from the occupying government.”

Reports suggest that from the first day of the war on Gaza, the Israeli government gave its military the green light to target journalists. Consequently, anyone wielding a camera in the field became a target for the occupying army, in an attempt to conceal the crimes committed in Gaza.