Palestinian Reporter Faces Paralysis After Being Shot In Gaza

Palestinians journalist Sami Shehada wounded in an Israeli strike is in hospital, in the central Gaza Strip

A 24-year-old Palestinian reporter who spoke to source in May about documenting the horrors of the war in Gaza could now be paralyzed, according to his doctor, after he was fired on last week while covering the Israeli incursion in northern Gaza.

The photojournalist working for Al Jazeera was shot in the neck near the Jabalya refugee camp on October 9, with the Israeli military being accused of shooting at a group of reporters.

Dr. Fadel Naim, a medic at Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in Gaza City, stated that the reporter's condition is very serious. A piece of shrapnel struck his neck, severing the veins there, and there are insufficient supplies in northern Gaza to stabilize him, necessitating surgery. The doctor mentioned that the reporter will likely suffer from paraplegia.

Reporter's condition is serious, with shrapnel severing veins in his neck.

24-year-old Palestinian reporter shot in the neck while covering Israeli incursion in Gaza.

Doctor states insufficient medical supplies in northern Gaza for stabilization.

The Israeli military responded by stating that they were not aware of IDF troops in the specified area at that time.

The Israeli offensive in Gaza following the Hamas-led October 7 attacks has resulted in a record number of journalist casualties. The Committee to Protect Journalists reported that at least 128 journalists and media workers, mostly Palestinian, have been killed.