The Loss of Journalist Ayman Haniyeh in Gaza

September 03, 2025 – Palestine – 

On September 2, 2025, the journalist community was dealt another devastating blow with the killing of broadcast engineer Ayman Haniyeh in Gaza City. Haniyeh, who worked with Iraq-based al-Manara Media Company, lost his life in an Israeli airstrike near the Jordanian Hospital. His death was reported just hours after the funeral of fellow photojournalist Rasmi Salem, who had also been killed under similar circumstances.

According to reports, Haniyeh was returning from Salem’s funeral when the strike occurred. Witnesses describe it as a deliberate targeting of areas frequented by civilians, medics, and journalists, compounding the sense of danger faced by those trying to document the war. Haniyeh’s role as a broadcast engineer placed him on the front lines of communication, ensuring that the stories of Gaza reached beyond its besieged borders. His killing underscores that not only correspondents with bylines and cameras, but also the unseen professionals who keep media alive, are vulnerable to lethal violence.

The attack that claimed Haniyeh’s life has heightened international concern over the systematic targeting of journalists in Gaza. Advocacy groups and press freedom defenders have long warned that Israel’s actions effectively silence reporting from the ground, while simultaneously putting immense pressure on families and colleagues of those killed. The fact that Haniyeh was struck just after attending the funeral of another journalist highlights the cyclical tragedy facing Gaza’s media workers, where mourning often turns immediately into another loss.

Haniyeh’s death adds to the staggering toll of journalists killed since the escalation of war in Gaza in late 2023. Each death represents not only an individual tragedy but also a direct attack on the principle of free press. The silencing of voices like Haniyeh’s diminishes the world’s ability to hear unfiltered accounts from one of the most dangerous and censored war zones today.

As Gaza reels from relentless bombardment, the memory of Ayman Haniyeh stands as a reminder of the extraordinary risks borne by journalists and media workers who continue their mission despite grave personal danger. His death reinforces the urgent calls for accountability and protection for those who dedicate their lives to truth.

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https://thetandd.com/partners/video-elephant/news/video_7ed9c4ef-9e38-5c6c-9720-c752a90e46e5.html

https://manassa.news/en/news/26842

https://www.presstv.co.uk/Detail/2025/09/02/754263/Israel-kills-journalist-Gaza