Journalist Hassan Douhan, 50, a reporter for the Palestinian Al-Hayat Al-Jadida newspaper, was killed on August 25, 2025, when in Israeli drone attack on tents housing displaced civilians in the Al-Mawasi area west of Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip.
His son, Yousef Douhan, told CPJ that the family had been displaced from Rafah since May 2024, and that Al-Mawasi was the latest location they took shelter. “An Israeli drone randomly fired bullets at the displaced people’s tents, and my father was killed instantly after being hit by a fatal round while inside his tent,” he said.
UNESCO condemned the killing of Douhan, saying he was the head of the investigative reporting unit at Al-Hayat Al-Jadida newspaper and killed when “an Israeli drone strike hit a displacement camp in Gaza.”
CPJ’s emailed the IDF’s North America Media Desk to request comment on Douhan’s killing. In an exchange that followed, the IDF asked CPJ for the “coordinates and exact time” of the attack, which CPJ explained it could not provide. The IDF then said it could not fully address CPJ’s inquiry due to a lack of "necessary details."