A crushing scream but also a big blame addressing one of the most recognized journalists of Palestine, Wael al-Dahdouh, head of Al Jazeera’s office at Gauzewho lost his wife and children by air raids.
Journalist Wael Al-Dahdouh spoke to Sky News, denouncing genocide and criticizing the cover of international media in Gaza war, a humanitarian tragedy without end.
With a voice full of sadness and anger, the journalist complained that the International Community “continues to deal with indifference” the people of Gazawhile he did not hesitate to accuse Israel of genocide, dramatically describing the horror that the inhabitants of the besieged area are experiencing daily.
Ο All-Dahdouh He lost his wife Amna, Mahmoud’s 15 -year -old son and Sam’s 7 -year -old daughter In an Israeli air attack in October 2023, in Nuseirat, where they had found refuge. In the same blow he was killed and his grandchild, While a few months later, in January 2024, His eldest son, Hamza – also a journalist – was killed in an Israeli raid in southern Gaza.
The shots had recorded the journalist kneeling next to Mahmoud’s dead son, who wanted to follow in his footsteps and become a journalist like his father, and shortly afterwards to hold his little daughter wrapped in a pellet.
Speaking to Sky News journalist Leah Boleto, al-Dahdouh says: “Why lose my wife, partner and girlfriend of a life, my son, my daughter? One of my son was preparing to become a journalist, my eldest son, Hamza, was already my colleague. “
He stressed that “people are facing us with indifference … even covering colleagues abroad.”
And questioned: “Why do they treat us with such indifference? Is it because of the color of our skin? Or the color of our eyes? Are we all equal? ”
Al-Dahdouh accused the international media of not following the basic standards of journalism: “It was not enough, it was not as objective as we expected. The lack of compliance with the rules and standards of journalism was sometimes even more painful than the rockets and spheres. “
He also complained that Israel is trying to “isolate the gauze” by banning the entry of international media, letting local journalists feel “left alone”.