Wafa Al-Udaini

Wafa Al-Udaini
Born	1985
Died	29 September 2024(2024-09-29) (aged 38–39)
Cause of death	Airstrike
Education	Al Aqsa University
Occupation	Journalist
Years active	2008–2024
Organization	16 October Group
Known for	Freelance journalism
Spouse	Munir Atiyeh Al-Udaini
Children	4
Website	16october.com

Wafa Ali Al-Udaini (1985 – 29 September 2024) was a Palestinian freelance journalist. In 2024, she was killed in an airstrike at her home in Deir Al-Balah, Gaza Strip during the Gaza war.

Biography

Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, pictured in 2008, when Al-Udaini first began reporting.

Wafa Al-Udaini was born in Deir Al- Balah in 1985. She attended Al Aqsa University where she majored in English, with the intention of becoming a teacher and translator. ^[1]

Journalism career

After graduation, Al-Udaini started a career in journalism, reporting from Gaza first in 2008. ^[2] In 2009, she started the media group 16 October, where she mentored young Gazan media professionals. ^{[3] [4]}

In 2018, Al-Udaini began reporting for the Palestine Chronicle. ^[3] Al-Udaini reported on the conditions in Gaza and worked with several English-speaking news outlets, including The Guardian and Middle East Monitor . ^{[5] [6]}

In August 2024, Al-Udaini reported on the deaths of her journalist colleagues in Gaza, recounting how their press affiliations did not protect them from violence in Gaza. ^[7]

Death

On 29 September 2024, Al-Udaini was killed alongside her husband and two of her children in an Israeli airstrike on her home in Deir Al-Balah. ^{[3] [8] [9]} She became the 174th journalist to die reporting in Gaza since October 2023. ^{[10] [11]}

See also

• List of journalists killed in the Gaza war

References

1. "Wafaa Al Udaini – one of many Palestinian women resisting in Gaza". Women's Boat to Gaza. 15 March 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
2. "Israeli occupation forces murder journalist Wafa Al Udaini and her family". International Solidarity Movement. 2 October 2024. Archived from the original on 8 May 2025. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
3. "Palestine Chronicle's Star Contributor Killed in Gaza - Remembering Wafa Aludaini". Palestine Chronicle. 30 September 2024. Archived from the original on 8 May 2025. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
4. "Women activists at Gaza media camp". Women's Boat to Gaza. 4 August 2016. Archived from the original on 8 May 2025. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
5. Aludaini, Wafa (8 November 2023). "'Why didn't we die together?': the last survivors of three Gaza families speak". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 8 May 2025.
6. "Human shields: Israel's hidden atrocities in Gaza". Middle East Monitor. 15 July 2024. Archived from the original on 8 May 2025. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
7. "There is no such thing as protective attire for journalists in Gaza". Middle East Monitor. 7 August 2024. Archived from the original on 8 May 2025. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
8. Wortham, J. (20 December 2024). "Wafa Al-Udaini Captured the Experiences of Palestinians From Within". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331. Archived from the original on 8 May 2025. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
9. "Ataques israelíes dejan al menos 12 muertos en Gaza, mientras disminuye ofensiva terrestre". France 24. 30 September 2024. Archived from the original on 8 May 2025. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
10. Al-Mughrabi, Nidal (30 September 2024). "Israeli airstrikes kill 12 in Gaza, but ground fighting less intense". Reuters.
11. "Israel kills Palestinian journalist and her family in a strike on their Gaza home". Middle East Eye. Archived from the original on 8 May 2025. Retrieved 8 May 2025.

External links

• Wafa Al-Udaini at the committee to Protect Journalists
• Gaza's Past, Present and Future, video interview with Wafa Al-Udaini, Amed Abu Artema and Miko Peled