Wael Al-Dahdouh
وائل الدحدوح
Born
Wael Hamdan Ibrahim Al-Dahdouh

(1970-04-30) April 30, 1970
Gaza City
NationalityPalestine
Alma materIslamic University of Gaza
Al-Quds University
OccupationJournalist
EmployerAl Jazeera
AwardsPeace Through Media Award (2013)

Wael Al-Dahdouh (Arabic: وائل الدحدوح; born April 30, 1970) is a Palestinian journalist and the bureau chief of Al Jazeera in Gaza City.[1][2]

His career, beginning in 1998, also spanned working for Al-Quds newspaper, acting as a correspondent for Voice of Palestine, in the Second Intifada, and as a correspondent for Al Arabiya, with his role with Al-Jazeera starting in 2004.

His wife and children were killed in an Israeli airstrike on the Nuseirat refugee camp during the 2023 Israel–Hamas war.

Early life and education

Wael Hamdan al-Dahdouh was born on April 30, 1970, in the Zaytoun neighborhood, the oldest neighborhood of Gaza City. He grew up in a well-off Gazan family, whose origins are from the Arabian Peninsula. He received his primary and secondary education in several schools in Gaza City. He spent seven years in Israeli prisons immediately after obtaining his high school diploma in 1988. He again obtained a high school diploma in an Israeli prison. He received BA in journalism and media from the Islamic University of Gaza in 1998, after Israel prevented him from traveling to study abroad he received a master's degree in regional studies from Al-Quds University, Abu Dis, in 2007.[3]

Career

Al-Dahdouh started work for the press in 1998. He worked for the Palestinian newspaper Al-Quds as a correspondent in Gaza, and wrote for other Palestinian magazines, then worked as a correspondent for the radio Voice of Palestine, as well as for Sahar satellite channel at the beginning of the Second Intifada in 2000. He also worked as a correspondent for the Al Arabiya in 2003, then moved to work as a reporter and official in the Al-Jazeera office in the Gaza Strip since 2004.[3]

Death of family

Al-Dahdouh was broadcasting live during the 2023 Israel–Hamas war when he learned his family had been killed in an Israel airstrike.[4] His wife, his daughter Sham (aged 7), his son Mahmoud (aged 15),[5] and a grandchild were killed along with 21 others. They were residing in Nuseirat refugee camp in the Gaza Strip.[6][7] They had moved there following a warning from Israel to evacuate from the north of Gaza.[8] His other son, Yehia, was seriously wounded,[9] and Al-Jazeera reported that at least eight of his other relatives were also killed in the air raid.[10] In video footage uploaded by Gaza photojournalist Motaz Azaiza, Al-Dahdouh is seen holding his deceased grandson while three relatives mourn.[11]

Awards and honors

  • Peace Through Media Award (2013) by the International Media Awards in London[12]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Al Jazeera Gaza office destroyed". Archived from the original on 2021-06-28. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
  2. ↑ "وائل الدحدوح". Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Israel wants to control media output from Gaza, but can't". 15 June 2021. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  4. ↑ Boyle, Cash (2023-10-28). "Al Jazeera journalist who lost his family in Gaza airstrike returns to work". the Guardian. Archived from the original on 2023-10-30. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  5. ↑ Salhani, Ali Haj Suleiman,Justin. "Arab world speaks out on killing of Al Jazeera journalist's family". www.aljazeera.com. Archived from the original on 2023-10-26. Retrieved 2023-10-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ↑ "Israel-Hamas live updates: 6,500 Palestinians killed by Israel in Gaza". Al Jazeera. 2023-10-24. Archived from the original on 2023-10-26. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  7. ↑ Salam, Erum (2023-10-25). "Family of Al Jazeera correspondent killed in Israeli airstrike in Gaza". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2023-10-26. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  8. ↑ Scott, Liam (2023-10-27). "Gaza Journalist Continues Reporting After Family Dies in Israeli Airstrike". Voice of America. Archived from the original on 2023-10-31. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  9. ↑ "Al Jazeera journalist grieves loss of 3 generations of his family in Gaza". CBC. 2023-10-26. Archived from the original on 2023-10-31. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  10. ↑ "The Take: Wael Dahdouh's family was killed in Gaza. He kept reporting". Al Jazeera. 2023-10-27. Archived from the original on 2023-10-30. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  11. ↑ Karanth, Sanjana (2023-10-25). "Israeli Airstrikes Kill Al Jazeera Reporter's Family In Gaza". HuffPost. Archived from the original on 2023-11-15. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  12. ↑ ""وائل الدحدوح" يفوز بجائزة دولية". 12 May 2013. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
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