Mohamed El-Reefi Killed

Freelance | Killed in Gaza City, Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory | March 15, 2024

Job:
Photographer
Medium:
Beats Covered:
Gender:
Male
Local or Foreign:
Local
Freelance:
Yes
Type of Death:
Dangerous Assignment
Suspected Source of Fire:
Military Officials

Mohamed El-Reefi, a Palestinian freelance photographer, died of injuries sustained on March 14 when he was hit by Israeli army gunfire while attempting to obtain flour in a humanitarian aid delivery southeast of Gaza City, according to the Beirut-based press freedom group SKeyes, the Turkish state-owned Anadolu Agency, and the Palestine Chronicle. El-Reefi used his Instagram account to document life in Gaza before and during wartime.