Palestinianโข Journalist Salih Jafaravi Killed in Gaza, Account Deleted After Death
Gaza City – Palestinian journalist Salih Jafaravi โwas fatallyโค shot with seven bullets by Israeli gang โmembers while reporting in โthe sabra District of Gaza, according to reports circulatingโ onโค socialโ media. His belongings were reportedly stolen following the attack.โข Images showing Jafaravi’s โคbody,โค clad in a press vest, being transported to al-Ehliโข Baptist Hospital โin Gaza City โคhave beenโค widely shared.
Jafaravi, who had been โคdocumenting โIsrael‘s military operations in Gaza sinceโข October 7, โฃ2023,โฃ and exposing alleged war crimes, had reportedly been placed on Israel’s “red list” due toโข his reporting.โ He was recently seen attempting to inform residents โof Gaza about a recentlyโข achieved ceasefire, shouting, “The war is over, a ceasefire has been reached,” as he moved through the streets.
The circumstances surroundingโ Jafaravi’s death have โคsparked outrage, especially after Meta, the parent company of Instagram, deleted โขhis account shortly โafter news of his โdeath emerged. This action followsโค accusations of โคcensorship of pro-Palestinian content andโข a perceived bias inโฃ favorโ of Israel’s narrativeโ regarding the conflict.
Jafaravi’s death โbrings the total number ofโฃ journalists โkilled โinโค gaza since โOctober 7, โฃ2023, to over 250, according to reported figures. The โคCommitteeโ toโ Protect Journalists and other press freedom organizations have documented a pattern of attacks targeting journalists covering the โconflict.
