Palestinian journalist and writer Mustafa Al-Sawaf and several members of his family were martyred when the Israeli occupation bombed his home in the Gaza Strip.
Al-Sawaf is considered one of the most famous Palestinian media figures and analysts, and he has written hundreds of writings and analyzes on Palestinian political affairs.
The occupation forces are targeting journalists, as part of their attempts to obscure the facts and curb press coverage of developments in the war on the besieged sector, as the targeting of civilians in schools, camps and hospitals is escalating.
The brutal Israeli occupation aggression against the Gaza Strip continues for the 43rd day, as it continues to target civilians in places that should be safe, but today they have become the target of its brutal goals due to the complete siege, the lack of basic necessities of life, and the prevention of the entry of fuel, which has caused a humanitarian catastrophe, especially With hospitals out of service, resulting in a rise in sick martyrs.
Last August, Al-Sawaf wrote an article for “Society” magazine entitled “The Palestinian Arena is Approaching the Promise of the Afterlife.”
Palestinian activists mourned him through their accounts on the social media platform “X.” Activist Adham Abu Salamiya said: Abu Muhammad was martyred with his wife and some of his children in a horrific Zionist crime.
Abu Salamiya added: Dr. Mustafa Al-Sawaf is the father of all of us. We learned from him at the beginning of the path towards media life and media appearance.
Journalist Taref Al-Farra said: Journalist and political analyst Mustafa Al-Sawaf and his wife were martyred and others were injured after their house was bombed yesterday.
Journalist Ezz El-Din Ahmed wrote: The friend, writer, political analyst, and journalist Mustafa Al-Sawaf, along with his wife and son, were martyrs in a brutal Zionist bombing, and his son, the director, friend Muhammad, was seriously injured.
Ahmed added: You are worthy of martyrdom, Abu Muhammad, and a higher status, and you have been clutching at the coals since I knew you, and you are steadfast in the truth and have not compromised or evaded.
Who is Al-Sawaf?
Mustafa Hosni Mahmoud Al-Sawaf was born in Gaza City on August 20, 1955. He is married and has six sons and a daughter.
Al-Sawaf earned a bachelor’s degree in media from Cairo University in Egypt in 1979, and a postgraduate diploma in Islamic and Arabic studies from the Baqouri Institute in Cairo in 1986.
He worked as a press correspondent in the Al-Nahar press office of the Al-Nahar newspaper in Jerusalem between the years (1992 – 1999), a press correspondent for the Palestinian newspaper Al-Quds, a part-time correspondent for BBC Radio London in 1999, and a lecturer at the Islamic University of Gaza in 1999.
He founded the “Sawt Al-Jamaa” newspaper and was its editor-in-chief. He established the Al-Jeel Press Office in Gaza City in 2000, and became responsible for the “Sabroun Press” office of the Hamas movement in Damascus between the years (2000 – 2011), and a correspondent for the Lebanese “Al-Nour” Radio between the years ( 2002-2008), and a correspondent for MBC Radio in the Emirates between 2003-2004.
Al-Sawaf contributed to establishing the Martyr Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades website, and the Future Center for Research and Studies affiliated with the Hamas movement in Gaza City. He participated in founding the daily Palestine newspaper, and was its editor-in-chief between the years (2007-2009), and he was appointed undersecretary of the Ministry of Culture in Gaza in 2010. He was assistant undersecretary at the Ministry of Social Development in Gaza in 2013, and undersecretary at the Ministry of Culture between 2014-2015.
Al-Sawwaf belonged to the Hamas movement immediately after its founding, participated in planning and implementing its activities, and was active in the trade union field. He founded the Palestinian Journalist Bloc in 1999, and was also active in the political and organizational fields. He was elected a member of the Political Bureau of the Hamas movement between the years (2006-2010), and a member of its General Shura Council for the Gaza Strip since 2006.
Al-Sawaf has written newspaper articles specializing in Palestinian affairs since 1999. He is a frequent guest on various media outlets. He has published a number of books, including: Days of Rage (2005), Al-Sawaf’s six-part series of articles, and a collection of political short stories, “There Was a Householder.” (2017), and Hamas from memory (2017), according to the Roya Center for Political Development.
