Al Jazeera’s Gaza bureau chief grapples with deaths of family members in Israeli airstrikes



Al Jazeera’s Gaza bureau chief Wael Dahdouh has become a symbol to many of Gaza’s sorrows after his eldest son was killed in a recent Israeli airstrike and two of his children, his wife and his grandson were killed in an airstrike in October. NBC News’ Matt Bradley reports.

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46 comments

  1. Ina lillahi va ina ilahi rojiun lahavla vala quvvata illa bila

  2. I’m confused now there are reports that both journalists were Hamas terrorists

  3. I think about all of the Journalists in Gaza that have died trying to get the story out about your situation in this genocidal war.

    Because of you, people around the world have seen what is really going on. People who otherwise would never have known. Whatever happens, the Journalists in Gaza will always be remembered as the heroes that they were.

  4. Thanks to this brave journalist who cover Israeli war crime and crime against humanity despite this huge loss.
    Deep condolences for you for the loss of your love ones in Israeli aggression

  5. My heart breaks for you. You are indeed the most brave, courteous, strong and courageous person on earth.

  6. Hamas should not have started this war.

  7. Isreal is the occupier. The occupier are not building a country. The occupier are stealing the land.

  8. Arab Muslims occupy Palestine/Israel and then they blame Israel for defending itself. Disgusting.

  9. You should have opposed hamas . What did you expect?

  10. That is the palestiniens whi israel fight. Will israel win with people like this ?

  11. They r the one giving biad teport thus news reporters

  12. @jerrylondon2388

    17 hours ago

    The death of a loved one is always tragic, but the donning of a PRESS vest is not a shield for yourself, let alone for one's family. Nor does it afford protection for ones family in a war zone, yet they reside there. Residents of Gaza claim innocence while celebrating Hamas. The French have a word for this "collaborateur," you can figure out the translation, I'm sure. After WW2, millions of French claimed they were freedom fighters, members of the "Resistance," the opposite was true. They even enacted laws making it a crime to report the truth, even at this late date. The same in Gaza, millions claim to be innocent but are actually "collaborateurs!" Active supporters of Hamas. The chances of this "hero" member of the Press Corp being something less than "innocent" as he reports positively for Hamas approach zero. I'm sure he is viewed as a spy outside the Arab community. My condolences on the loss of his family.

  13. Disgusting. Americans you do realize your taxes are funding the slaughter of innocent people in Gaza.

  14. Why is it not pointed out, that his family was killed in a TRAGETED strike?

  15. One story on this with little context. Israel has been killing journalists in Gaza at a ridiculous rate. This was a targeted drone strike against the press. It seems pretty plain that Israel is trying to take out any journalists not subject to their censors. They are looking to make their own propaganda the only source of information on Gaza. And what do we get in the US? Softball interviews of Israeli officials and propaganda approved by the IDF.

  16. It is fake to say the suffering for Gaza is extreme when Hamas still willingly holds kidnapped hostages, giving Israel legal justification to rescue them

  17. 😢 mi corazón llora mucho por ustedes dios los protejas son mi rezos

  18. Golda Meir famously said " there will be peace when the Arabs love their children more than they hate Israel." This has not happened.

  19. You send your kids to hobnob with terrorists during a war. What do you expect?

  20. terrible,… i hate this earth!
    Abrahamic platforms have created thousands of years of violence, war and human suffering.

  21. Wow wow wow.

    Terrorism has one name … Israel

  22. I am sorry for your loss. I stand with the Palestine!

  23. Wasnt he one of the journalists on camera carrying around an ak and actively taking part in the October raid?

  24. If you hang out and support terrorists that what happens

  25. The 10 Commandments List, Short Form*

    You shall have no other gods before Me.

    You shall not make idols.

    You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain.

    Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. (Supernova ❌)

    Honor your father and your mother.

    You shall not murder. (❌)

    You shall not commit adultery.

    You shall not steal. (❌)

    You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. (❌)

    You shall not covet.

    I condemn, if there are people who claim to be Jews even though they are not Jews. because they did not do the 10 commandments of their god. you will lose to the devl

    Fre plstine

  26. Caesar's raley of killing this is a mass execution beyond any holucust yet people don't understand they want to act people acting like they don't need to see no evil hear no evil meanwhile is right in there in the this time this Israeli and my country all they care about is how to how they can control the world now with those pieces of land there for it just over strategic and oil that they want that land and they think they're going to get it by doing this

  27. Wow. Western Media doing its job. Weird. We need more unbiased coverage of Palestine

  28. Too bad so sad…. NOT

  29. breaking news. Palestine, Syria, Ukraine has a right to defend itself. Israel leave occupied West Bank & Golan. make peace agreement with palestine & Syria. build wall along the border. recognise Palestine country in UN. USA & UK apologize to Palestinians, Syrians, ICC because helping Israel occupation.
    🇮🇱🤝🇵🇸🇸🇾.

  30. The death of a loved one is always tragic, but the donning of a PRESS vest is not a shield for yourself, let alone for one's family. Nor does it afford protection for ones family in a war zone, yet they reside there. Residents of Gaza claim innocence while celebrating Hamas. The French have a word for this "collaborateur," you can figure out the translation, I'm sure. After WW2, millions of French claimed they were freedom fighters, members of the "Resistance," the opposite was true. They even enacted laws making it a crime to report the truth, even at this late date. The same in Gaza, millions claim to be innocent but are actually "collaborateurs!" Active supporters of Hamas. The chances of this "hero" member of the Press Corp being something less than "innocent" as he reports positively for Hamas approach zero. I'm sure he is viewed as a spy outside the Arab community. My condolences on the loss of his family.

  31. Israel has lost the public relations war..

    Not good

  32. And Israel expects Gazans not to hate them after this war? Is this man expected to not hate Israel? I can’t stand Israel and want to end all relations with them and I live all the way in the US. Israel will be alone in the global stage by the end of this. Good thing my fellow young people will grow up to be politically opposed to this disgusting government.

  33. Notice he only cares about losing his son? He believes Islam was right about women, I assume.

  34. All death is unfortunate as is this one. But when you take such risks to be embedded with a declared terrorist organization such as Hamas to cover the news, there is also that risk that you will be caught up in bombardments from Israel. Again, very unfortunate, but I'm sure he knew the risks he was taking.

  35. Hahahahahabah oh no what a shame.

  36. So so sorry for your loss its so sad 😞 Israeli government is punishment for all Palestinian

  37. THE GENOCIDE MACHINE LIES AND TARGETS JOURNALISTS

  38. You may wish to rethink the attack on October 7th! What goes around comes around. To think there was going to be no response is foolish.

  39. What happens when ya support terrorism

  40. The Israelis will have you believe that war is peace and freedom is slavery

  41. May God bless and keep Israel, his covenant people