Salam Khalil Mayma
سلام خليل ميمة

Killed by Israel on 10 Oct 2023

Archivist Notes

Journalist Salam Khalil Mayma/Mima (33 years old), along with her husband Muhammad al-Masry, their two sons Hadi al-Masry (7 years old) and Ali al-Masry (five years old), and their daughter Sham al-Masry (2 years old) were reportedly killed on October 10th 2023 in an alleged Israeli airstrike on their home in Al Na’ja, situated in the eastern area of Jabalia Refugee Camp in northern Gaza.

The death of Salam Mayma, a freelance journalist, was confirmed on this date. Mayma held the position of head of the Women Journalists Committee at the Palestinian Media Assembly, an organization committed to advancing media work for Palestinian journalists. Her body was recovered from the rubble three days after her home in the Jabalia refugee camp, situated in the northern Gaza Strip, was hit by an Israeli airstrike on October 10, according to the Palestinian Journalists’ Syndicate and the Palestinian Authority’s official news agency Wafa.

According to the news sources, Mema was first reported dead in the initial airstrike on October 10, 2023. There were reports of her being pulled out from the rubble on October 13, but she was later pronounced dead on October 13, 2023.


https://airwars.org/civilian-casualties/ispt0077-october-10-2023/

https://www.wafa.ps/Pages/Details/80210
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-67278549
https://www.facebook.com/PALESTINIANJOURNALISTSSYNDICATE/posts/pfbid028sBwDWW9ikd4hPtnQFEas2nHuNiJepoHV32iX4XuzpbCk2rfrZiDdUWxtjoMmm4pl
https://airwars.org/civilian-casualties/ispt0077-october-10-2023/
https://www.womeninjournalism.org/threats-all/palestine-israeli-airstrike-kills-journalist-salem-mema-and-family-in-gaza