Martyr: Mohammed Al-Jajah

November 6, 2023

The martyr journalist Mohammed Al-Jajah.

He was a friend, brother, teacher, colleague, and guide. Mohammed used to say, “I have visited 30 countries in Europe and elsewhere, but there is nothing better and more beautiful than Gaza. Mohammed was a leader in civil society in Gaza and an advisor to various international and local institutions.” His friend Ahmed Al-Madhoon says about his daughter Sham, who was martyred with him: “When we used to meet, his daughter Sham would bring us juice, and we would accompany her to buy snacks for school. We would talk about her intelligence and how much she resembled him. He saw a part of himself in her.”

Mohammed and his daughter Sham were martyred in an Israeli airstrike on their home on November 6, 2023. His wife, son, and several relatives also lost their lives.

إِنَّا ِلِلَّٰهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ

Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un

Indeed, we belong to Allah, and indeed, to Him we return.