Abdulhadi Habib
عبد الهادي حبيب

Killed by Israel on 16 Oct 2023

Archivist Notes

Abdulhadi Habib A journalist who worked for Al-Manara News Agency and HQ News Agency, Habib was killed along with several of his family members when a missile strike hit his house near the Zeitoun neighborhood, south of Gaza City, according to the Palestinian Journalists’ Syndicate and the independent Palestinian news organization International Middle East Media Center. He was also a journalist for the UNRWA Education Television. The Director General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, has made a statement on the incident. She described the death of the UNRWA journalist as deplorable, and renewed calls for parties to respect the UN Security Council Resolution 2222/2015 which protects journalists during conflict. Audrey Azoulay called for a “full independent investigation” into the death of Abdulhadi Habib.

On October 16th 2023 at least three people – 37 year old journalist Abdulhadi Habib, his mother-in-law, 54 year old Buthina Al Tatar, and her grandchild, three year old Amer Bilal Al-Tatar, were killed by an Israeli airstrike on a residential apartment in the Zaytoun neighborhood in eastern Gaza. Multiple sources agree that family members of Abdulhadi Habib were also injured during the airstrike, with injuries ranging from moderate to severe. The exact details of those injured is unknown. Where sources identified the belligerent, all sources attributed the strikes to Israeli forces. A post by Mohamed Yousif specified that the bombing occurred without warning. The local time of the incident is unknown.

Muhammad Abu Sharka, a colleague of Abdulhadi, described their time working together: “We covered dozens of events together. We shared the difficult moments, the pressure of work, staying up for long hours, tears, and food. His smile was always present, and his comments alleviated the hardship of work.” Another of his former colleagues, journalist Israa Al-Mudalallal, added that Abdulhadi’s wife had just given birth to a baby girl on the first day of the conflict.

Family members killed (3) :
Abdulhadi Habib عبدالهادي حبيب
37 y/0 male
Buthina Al Tatar (Sarsour) بثينة تتر
54 y/o female
Amer Bilal Al Tatar عامر بلال تتر
3 y/o male

Sources :

https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/unesco-director-general-deplores-death-journalist-abdulhadi-habib-palestine
https://cpj.org/data/people/abdulhadi-habib/
https://imemc.org/article/ongoing-israeli-attacks-kill-dozens-of-palestinian-civilians-in-gaza/
https://airwars.org/civilian-casualties/ispt0244-october-16-2023/
https://journalistsupport.net/article.php?id=379083