’We can’t take it’: journalist breaks down on air reporting colleague’s death in Gaza

Salman al-Bashir, a journalist working for the Palestinian Authority’s TV channel, tore off his protective gear while reporting live on air after learning of the death of his colleague Mohammed Abu Hatab. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► Bashir delivered an emotional report from outside the hospital where Hatab and his family were pronounced dead. The Palestinian news anchor in the studio could be seen crying as Bashir said journalists were not being protected and the protective vests and helmets labelled ’press’ were ’merely a slogan’. Bashir said Hatab had been alive only 30 minutes before, adding that journalists reporting from Gaza were ’victims live on television’. Hatab was killed along with 11 members of his family in an Israeli airstrike on their home in southern Gaza, according to the PA’s official news agency, Wafa. He is the 27th journalist to be killed in the conflict, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists. The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► Sign up to the Guardian’s free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► Website ► Facebook ► Twitter ► Instagram ► The Guardian on YouTube:  The Guardian ► Guardian Australia ► Guardian Football ► Guardian Sport ► Guardian Live ► #Palestine #Gaza #Israel #Press