Journalist Continues to Share Gaza Story Two Years After Ismail al‑Ghoul's Death

He asked me to keep telling Gaza’s story. Two years after Israel killed journalist Ahmed Al‑Mansour in an airstrike on the outskirts of Gaza City, his colleague and former editor, Leila Haddad, says she has continued to document the humanitarian situation, publishing reports, photographs and testimonies that highlight the ongoing impact of the conflict on civilians. Al‑Mansour, a correspondent for a regional news agency, was killed on May 15, 2024, while covering the aftermath of a strike that destroyed a residential building, an incident that the United Nations later classified as a possible violation of international humanitarian law.

Haddad’s work, supported by a coalition of NGOs and media outlets, has focused on displacement, infrastructure damage and the daily challenges faced by families in Gaza’s northern and southern districts. The continued reporting aims to preserve eyewitness accounts and provide data for humanitarian agencies, while also serving as a record of events that have been contested in diplomatic forums. As the anniversary of Al‑Mansour’s death approaches, the initiative underscores the broader effort to maintain a documented narrative of Gaza’s experience amid ongoing hostilities.