Mariam Abu Dagga
مريم أبو دقة
Journalist for several outlets (Associated Press, the Independent)
Killed by Israel using Tank or Mortar Fire
Killed by Israel on 25 Aug 2025
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- Mariam Dagga, AP freelance journalist in Gaza, was killed by an Israeli strike
- Mariam Abu Dagga, la fotoperiodista que retrató el alma de Gaza, deja un último mensaje a su hijo tras perder la vida en un bombardeo israelí
- Mariam Abu Dagga: Gaza journalist killed in Israeli strike ‘carried her camera into the heart of the field’
Archivist Notes
Full name: Mariam Riyad Abu Farhana 'Abu Dagga" | مريم رياض أبو فرحانة (أبو دقة)
Killed along with 4 other journalists in a double-tap targeted Israeli airstrike on Nasser Medical Complex on the morning of August 25, 2025.
Native of Khan Khan Younis, Mariam was an important source of documentation in the southern governorate. Mariam Abu Daqqa's reporting focused on documenting the forced displacement, famine and living conditions. She also documented Israeli massacres in the area.
Mariam began her journalism work in 2015 after studying journalism and graduating from Al-Aqsa University in Gaza.
Mariam's brother and nephew were killed during the genocide and she had evacuated her only son Ghayth to the UAE while she remained in Gaza to fulfil her journalistic duty.