Sources say the 28-year-old was killed by members of an Israel-linked ‘militia’ combating Hamas within the Sabra neighbourhood.
Printed On 12 Oct 2025
Palestinian journalist Saleh Aljafarawi has been killed throughout clashes in Gaza Metropolis, simply days after Israel and Hamas reached a ceasefire settlement within the Gaza Strip.
Palestinian sources informed Al Jazeera Arabic that the 28-year-old, who had gained prominence for his movies protecting the battle, was shot and killed by members of an “armed militia” whereas protecting clashes within the metropolis’s Sabra neighbourhood.
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Al Jazeera’s Sanad company verified footage revealed by reporters and activists exhibiting his physique – in a “press” flak jacket – on what gave the impression to be the again of a truck. He had been lacking since Sunday morning.
Palestinian sources stated clashes had been going down between Hamas safety forces and fighters from the Doghmush clan in Sabra on Sunday, though this has not been confirmed by native authorities.
A senior supply in Gaza’s Ministry of Inside informed Al Jazeera Arabic that the clashes in Gaza Metropolis concerned “an armed militia affiliated with the [Israeli] occupation”.
The supply stated safety forces imposed a siege on the militia, including that “militia members” killed displaced individuals as they had been getting back from southern Gaza to Gaza Metropolis.
Regardless of the latest ceasefire, native authorities have repeatedly warned that the safety state of affairs in Gaza stays difficult.
‘I lived in concern for each second’
Talking to Al Jazeera in January, a number of days earlier than the beginning of a brief ceasefire within the battle on the time, Aljafarawi talked about his experiences being displaced from northern Gaza.
“All of the scenes and conditions I went by way of throughout these 467 days is not going to be erased from my reminiscence. All of the conditions we confronted, we’ll by no means be capable to neglect them,” Aljafarawi stated.
The journalist added that he had acquired quite a few threats from Israel on account of his work.
“Truthfully, I lived in concern for each second, particularly after listening to what the Israeli occupation was saying about me. I used to be dwelling life second to second, not understanding what the subsequent second would deliver,” he stated.
Within the deadliest-ever battle for journalists, greater than 270 media employees have now been killed in Gaza because the begin of Israel’s battle in October 2023.
Aljafarawi’s loss of life comes as the present ceasefire in Gaza has held for a 3rd day, forward of an expected hostage-prisoner exchange.
United States President Donald Trump is about to collect with different world leaders on Monday in Egypt’s Crimson Sea resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh for a Gaza summit co-hosted by Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.
It goals “to finish the battle within the Gaza Strip, improve efforts to attain peace and stability within the Center East, and usher in a brand new period of regional safety and stability”, in keeping with the Egyptian president’s workplace.
Through the “historic” gathering, a “doc ending the battle within the Gaza Strip” is about to be signed, Egypt’s Overseas Ministry stated on Sunday. Neither Israel nor Hamas can have representatives on the talks.
