Nadia Imad Al-Sayed

Their life

Nadia Imad Al-Sayed, also identified as Nadia Emad Youssef Al-Sayed, was a Palestinian media personality, freelance broadcast host, producer, and presenter who worked with various local radio stations and media outlets in Gaza. She was killed on 27 October 2024 when an Israeli airstrike struck the Asmaa Bint Abi Bakr UNRWA school in the Al-Shati refugee camp, where displaced Palestinians were sheltering. At the time of the attack, she was inside a classroom being used as a makeshift newsroom.

Nadia Imad Al-Sayed was a Palestinian media professional who worked as a program producer, presenter, and freelance broadcast host for various local Gaza radio stations and media outlets. She was active in Gaza's local media community and worked alongside other journalists and media workers. On 27 October 2024, Nadia was inside the Asmaa Bint Abi Bakr UNRWA school in the Al-Shati refugee camp, west of Gaza City. The school was sheltering displaced Palestinian families, and one of its classrooms had been converted into a makeshift newsroom. At approximately 1:15 p.m., the school was struck by an Israeli airstrike, killing Nadia and other people inside. She was one of several journalists killed in the attack. Nadia was married to Muhammad Masoud, who later described the shock of the bombing and the circumstances surrounding the attack.

How they died

Nadia was killed as a result of the Israeli airstrike that struck the Asmaa Bint Abi Bakr (Asma “B”) UNRWA school in the Al-Shati (Shati) refugee camp, west of Gaza City. She was inside a classroom that had been converted into a makeshift newsroom when the strike hit the building. The attack killed Nadia and other people who were in the classroom and caused extensive destruction.

On 27 October 2024, at approximately 1:15 p.m., an Israeli airstrike struck the Asmaa Bint Abi Bakr UNRWA school in the Al-Shati refugee camp, west of Gaza City, where displaced Palestinian families were sheltering. Nadia was inside one of the classrooms that had been converted into a makeshift newsroom when the strike directly hit the classroom. The attack caused severe destruction and killed Nadia along with other journalists and civilians. Her husband, Muhammad Masoud, said that they were surprised when the bombing began, while a colleague described the strike as directly hitting the classroom where the journalists were present.

A plea from the family

Nadia's husband, Muhammad Masoud, described the family's shock when the school began to be bombed and explained that they had been surprised by the attack. He said the bombing began at approximately 1:15 p.m. and struck the school, including the classroom that had been converted into a makeshift newsroom.

Why we remember them

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