Overview

• Fatima Hassouna, a 25-year-old Palestinian photojournalist, was killed on April 16, 2025, in an Israeli airstrike on her family home in Gaza’s Al-Tuffah neighborhood.
• The strike also claimed the lives of 10 of Hassouna’s close family members and reportedly at least 10 other civilians, according to the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate.
• Hassouna’s death brought the total number of Palestinian journalists killed since the start of the Israeli offensive in October 2023 to 157.
• The Israeli military stated that the strike targeted a Hamas member and that precautions were taken to minimize civilian casualties, a claim contested by Palestinian sources.
• Hassouna is the central figure in the documentary 'Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk,' selected for the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, which highlights her documentation of life in Gaza under blockade.