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March 21, 2025 – Palestine/Israel –
Husam al-Titi was more than a journalist. He was a father, a husband, and a mentor who spent over two decades capturing voices and stories from Palestine for ABC News. After years in journalism, he chose a quieter life as a media teacher, hoping to inspire the next generation. But even in that quieter life, he wasn’t safe. On March 21, 2025, an Israeli airstrike ended everything. The missile struck his home in Gaza City while he, his wife, and their daughter slept. All three were killed. His three sons survived the blast, though one remains critically injured.
His death is not an isolated tragedy—it is part of a staggering toll on Palestinian journalists in Gaza. Since October 7, 2023, at least 210 journalists have been killed in Israeli attacks, according to the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate. These were not combatants. These were civilians documenting war, asking questions, and refusing to let the world look away. They died holding cameras, pens, microphones, and phones. Some were targeted in their homes. Others were killed while reporting live on air.
Husam al-Titi’s former colleagues remember him as a warm, steady presence, deeply committed to his work. His students admired him for his patience and knowledge. Now, he joins a growing list of reporters who paid the ultimate price for telling the truth.
International organizations, including the National Union of Journalists and the International Federation of Journalists, have condemned the killings and demanded accountability. Yet, justice remains elusive. Gaza’s journalists continue to report, even as bombs fall around them, even as they bury their colleagues and friends.
On World Press Freedom Day and every day, the world must remember Husam al-Titi—not just as another casualty, but as a symbol of courage, of truth-telling in the face of death. The silencing of journalists like him is not just a loss for Palestine—it is a loss for all who believe in the right to know, the right to speak, and the right to live.
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Gaza: 210 Palestinian Journalists Killed in Israeli Attacks Since Start of Genocide
