Gaza today bid farewell to one of its most prominent media figures — Palestinian journalist Saleh Al-Ja’frawi, who was martyred after spending two years covering the war without missing a single day in the field, documenting his people’s suffering and carrying the lens of truth to the world.

Al-Ja’frawi, known for his courage and integrity, was kidnapped this afternoon in the Al-Sabra neighborhood in the northern Gaza Strip, before it was announced later in the evening that he had been martyred by gunfire from armed elements known for collaborating with the Israeli occupation.

Local sources reported that the journalist was tortured before being cold-bloodedly executed with seven bullets fired at point-blank range, in a crime that has shaken Palestinian and Arab conscience alike.

Just hours before his assassination, Al-Ja’frawi had posted a video speaking about Gaza’s resilience, affirming that the occupation would need a hundred years to break the will of its people. He appeared documenting scenes of rubble removal and road reopening following the ceasefire announcement.

At Al-Ma’madani Hospital, grief filled the air as mourners carried his body — hearts heavy with disbelief that the voice that had long carried the truth had now fallen silent forever.

Saleh was not just a journalist; he was a witness to pain, a messenger of suffering, and a fighter armed with words in the face of oppression.

His killing sparked a wave of sorrow and outrage, while Israeli social media platforms celebrated his assassination — a chilling testament to the impact he had in exposing the occupation’s crimes against Gaza’s civilians.

Martyr Saleh Al-Ja’frawi will remain a symbol of resistance journalism — a voice of truth forever etched in Palestine’s memory, a land that never forgets those who carried the camera in one hand and the faith in freedom in their hearts.