Saeed Al-Taweel
سعيد رضوان الطويل
Editor-in-chief of the Al-Khamsa News website
Killed by Israel using an Airstrike
Killed by Israel on 10 Oct 2023
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Archivist Notes
Full Name: Saeed Radwan Saeed Al-Taweel | سعيد رضوان سعيد الطويل
Saeed Radwan Al-Taweel, editor-in-chief of the Al-Khamsa News website, was killed when Israeli warplanes struck an area housing several media outlets and the Hajji Tower on Al-Masarat Street in Gaza City’s Rimal district. Al-Taweel was killed in the same strike that also killed journalists Mohammed Sobh and Hisham Alnwajha.
The journalist Saeed Radwan Al-Taweel, was a resident of the Rafah Governorate in the south, and works as editor-in-chief of the Al-Khamsa News website
On October 10, the PJS said in a statement that three Palestinian journalists Said Al-Tawil, director of Al-Khamisa news agency and photojournalist Mohammed Sobboh and photographer Hisham Al-Nawahjh, both worked for Khabar news agency, were killed by an Israeli airstrike that hit a residential building near Gaza City's fishing port. The three reporters were covering the evacuation of a residential building nearby, when the missile struck. The crew was wearing flak jackets and helmets clearly identifying themselves as members of the press.
According to Al Jazeera, the last report of al-Taweel said: “Unfortunately, they have sent a warning notice to the Hiji building just now that it will be bombed". Shortly after he was killed, according to a recording obtained by Al Jazeera. “The area has been evacuated entirely. Women, men, the elderly, kids have all completely fled the area.”. The three journalists, Al-Taweel, Mohammed Subh and Hisham Alnwajha had been standing at a safe distance, hundreds of metres from the stated target. But the air attack instead hit a different building, much closer to them.
Funerals for Subh and al-Taweel were held hours later at a hospital in Gaza City. As a tribute to their work, the iconic helmets worn by media workers were placed on their bodies, which were covered in white sheets.
His mother expressed deep grief, saying she cannot understand why her son was directly targeted and accusing attacks on journalists of hiding the truth. His brother Haitham described being devastated and frozen in the moment of Saeed’s death, struggling to cope with the loss and comprehend his permanent absence.
He was the author of the daily news column Akhbar ‘al-Tariq (‘News on the Way’) which he wrote in colloquial dialect, addressing the more than 2.3 million residents of the Gaza Strip. He left his PhD in digital media unfinished in its final pages.
In his final column, Saeed al-Tawil wrote about the killing of four people in the West Bank over the previous 24 hours, about Palestinian prisoner Kaed al-Fasfous continuing his hunger strike for the 60th consecutive day, and about the survival of 30 Palestinian migrants from drowning during an irregular journey to Greece. He also mentioned the celebration of 241 new Qur’an memorizers in Jabalia, along with various everyday details from Palestinian life—presented in a smooth and engaging style, and ending with two words that conveyed his personal analysis and commentary on each news item.