Belal Jadallah

Belal Jadallah Hasan Salem (; 1 May 1978 – 19 November 2023) was a Palestinian journalist and the director of the Press House - Palestine, a press freedom non-governmental organization. He was killed by Israeli shelling during the Gaza war.

Life and education Jadallah was born on 1 May 1978 in Gaza. He earned a bachelor's degree in English literature. Four of Jadallah's relatives work for Reuters. His youngest brother Ali Jadallah is a photojournalist. Jadallah and his organization were influential to many Gazan journalists, and Jadallah was described as the "godfather of Palestinian journalists".

Jadallah had also contributed to work by the Committee to Protect Journalists, including by locating family members of journalists killed by the Israeli military in Gaza and acquiring photos for a May 2023 report.

Belal reported on the Gaza war from Gaza. Jadallah and Press House also worked to provide safety and technical equipment and office space to journalists covering the conflict.

Death According to members of his family, Jadallah had told them he was planning to travel south from Gaza City on 19 November when he was killed in his car by an Israeli strike in the neighborhood of Zeitoun.