RFI is one of 12 international media outlets taking part in the Gaza Project, a collaborative investigation into the threats Palestinian journalists face covering the war in the Gaza Strip, coordinated by the Forbidden Stories consortium. Part One is the story of Fadi al-Wahidi, who was paralysed after being hit in the neck by a bullet. A meticulous reconstruction of the events shows that he was easily identifiable as a journalist.
Fadi al-Wahidi, 25, doesn't know if he will ever walk again. On 9 October, 2024, a bullet entered his neck between the second and third vertebrae, causing serious injury to his spinal cord and paralysing both his legs. For now, he is confined to a hospital bed in Cairo, Egypt.
