Abdullah Salem Saeed Darwish (عبد الله سالم سعيد درويش)

Cameraman and press photographer for Al-Aqsa TV | Jabalia, Gaza

Death and Reported Roles

Death: Abdullah Salem Saeed Darwish (عبد الله سالم سعيد درويش) was killed on December 1, 2023, in a targeted airstrike at the Maghazi refugee camp in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip.
Journalistic Association: The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) identified Abdullah Darwish as a photojournalist, whereas the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) described him as a cameraman who worked for the Hamas-affiliated Al-Aqsa TV. This claim was echoed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), which published a letter from Mounir Anastas, the Ambassador and Permanent Delegate of the State of Palestine to UNESCO, listing Abdullah Darwish as a journalist casualty and accusing the ‘Israeli occupying army’ of ‘deliberately targeting journalists with no constraints or consequences.’
Militant Affiliation: Abdullah Darwish was reportedly a militant operative in Hamas’ Nuseirat Battalion of the Qassam Brigades. He participated in the October 7 terror attacks on Kibbutz Be’eri in southern Israel, leading an elite group of fighters. Additionally, he was praised in a Facebook post as an Al-Qassam fighter and referred to as a “lion among the lions.”

Note: The IFJ also listed Abdullah Darwish in its 2023 “killed list” report.

A Facebook post by Belal Yehya referred to Abdullah Darwish as a "lion among the lions of the Nuseirat Battalion in the Qassam Brigades" and described his leading role in the attack on Be'eri on October 7.

A commemorative post on the qassamiah7alat Telegram channel featured a photo of the "martyred Qassam fighters Abdullah Darwish and his comrade in the Qassam Brigades, Hamza Abu Qinais."

A picture of Abdullah Salem Saeed Darwish with Yahya Sinwar

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