Tamim Abu Muammar, a Palestinian journalist and editor for the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation’s “Voice of Palestine,” was killed in an Israeli airstrike, along with family members, on August 9, 2024, in the al-Tahliyyah area, east of Khan Yunis, according to media reports and several people who spoke to CPJ.
The strike killed Abu Muammar, 49, his wife and three daughters. His two sons survived because he had sent them to buy ice cream minutes before the bombing, according to Tamim’s relative, colleague at the radio station, and close friend, who spoke to CPJ.
CPJ emailed the Israel Defense Forces’ North America Media Desk in late September 2024, asking for comment on the killing of Abu Muammar. In an exchange that followed, the IDF asked CPJ for the journalists’ IDs and "relevant coordinates," which CPJ explained it could not provide due to research limitations. The IDF then said it could not fully address CPJ’s inquiry due to a lack of "sufficient details." The IDF said it takes "all operationally feasible measures" to prevent harm to journalists and other civilians, asserting that "many" on CPJ’s list were Hamas members and therefore lawful targets, but did not name the journalists or provide evidence they were Hamas fighters.