Wael Aldahdouh
Journalist and Al Jazeera's Gaza bureau chief
- Born
- 1970
- Born in
- Gaza, Palestine
- Path
- Journalism
Why Wael is here
Al-Dahdouh became an emblem of the extraordinary risks borne by Palestinian journalists while continuing to report through injury and profound personal loss.
Their story
Wael Al-Dahdouh is a veteran Palestinian journalist and Al Jazeera's Gaza bureau chief. He has reported extensively from the Gaza Strip and continued working amid attacks on journalists, personal injury, and the deaths of multiple members of his family during the war that began in October 2023.
Milestones
The moments that shaped Wael’s path.
2023
Continued reporting after his wife, son, daughter, and grandson were killed in an airstrike on the Nuseirat refugee camp.
2023
Was injured while covering the aftermath of a strike on a school in Khan Yunis; his colleague Samer Abu Daqqa was killed.
2024
His son Hamza Al-Dahdouh, also a journalist, was killed while returning from an assignment.
Legacy
What they built, changed and left behind.
Led Al Jazeera's on-the-ground reporting operation in Gaza.
Continued documenting events despite direct injury and devastating family losses.
Drew international attention to the danger faced by Palestinian journalists and their families.
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