June 18, 2021
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — On May 13, Mohammad al-Aloul, a Gaza-based photojournalist working with Anadolu Agency, was injured while covering the Israeli bombing in the northern Gaza Strip during the latest escalation round. Aloul suffered moderate injuries after shrapnel from a missile hit the nerves in his foot. However, he cannot obtain his passport for treatment abroad because Israel has prevented mail from entering Gaza since May 11.
“We were in the car, returning from covering the Israeli bombing in the north, and an Israeli raid caught us by surprise. A missile exploded in the car. The shrapnel got in my feet, my hands, my lips. I couldn’t move my leg,” Aloul told Al-Monitor.