From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
Al Jazeera journalist said to report from inside Nir Oz on Oct. 7 wounded in Gaza airstrike
Al Jazeera says two of its journalists have been wounded in an Israeli airstrike near Rafah in the Gaza Strip, with one having to undergo an amputation.
The pan-Arab broadcaster, funded by Qatar, reports the strike and identifies the wounded as cameraman Ahmad Matar and reporter Ismail Abu Omar.
The IDF has no immediate comment. According to unconfirmed Hebrew media reports, Abu Omar filmed from inside Kibbutz Nir Oz during Hamas’s October 7 onslaught.
Ismail Abu Omar on Oct.7 filming and praising the Hamas attack from inside kibbutz Nir Oz https://t.co/x94QbJCtCS pic.twitter.com/k9tMw50pnM
— Adin – עדין (@AdinHaykin1) February 13, 2024
Al Jazeera quotes Dr. Muhammad al-Astal at the European Hospital in Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip as saying that Abu Omar had his right foot amputated after suffering severe wounds, including shrapnel to his chest and head. The channel said doctors were trying to stop the bleeding and save his left leg.
