Abdel Rahman Samir Abdel Fattah Al-Tanani (عبد الرحمن سمير عبد الفتاح الطناني)

Abdel Rahman Al-Tanani

Abdel Rahman Samir Abdel Fattah Al-Tanani (عبد الرحمن سمير عبد الفتاح الطناني)

Freelance journalist and social media publisher for radio Zaman FM | Al-Tawam, Sheikh Radwan neighborhood, northwest of Gaza City

Death and Reported Roles

  • Death: Abdel Rahman Samir Abdel Fattah Al-Tanani (عبد الرحمن سمير عبد الفتاح الطناني) was killed on October 18, 2023, reportedly as a result of a targeted airstrike on his father’s home in the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza.
  • Journalistic Association: The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and the Institute for Palestine Studies’ Shireen Abu Akleh’s platform for documenting alleged attacks on journalists identified Abdel Rahman Al-Tanani as a journalist and social media publisher for Gaza-based Zaman FM. Open-source information indicates that he also worked for Sawt el-Shaab (صوت الشعب, “Voice of the People”), a radio station in Gaza City affiliated with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). Additionally, he was a founding member of the Taqadomi (تقدم, “Progress”) revolutionary media network.
  • Militant Affiliation: Abdel Rahman Al-Tanani was an active militant member of the PFLP. He was killed alongside his brother, Abdel Fattah Samir Abdel Fattah Al-Tanani (عبد الفتاح سمير عبد الفتاح الطناني), who was a fighter and commander in the Military Media Department of the Martyr Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades, the military wing of the PFLP.

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