Mariam Dagga

Mariam Abu Dagga (; born 1992 – 25 August 2025) was a Palestinian visual journalist who worked for multiple agencies including the Associated Press and Independent Arabia. Dagga was one of the few female war correspondents working in Gaza when she was killed by Israeli forces on 25 August 2025, at the Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza.

Prior to her death, Dagga produced "harrowing" images of the Gaza war, and won an Associated Press award for her photojournalism. Independent Arabia described Dagga as an "example of dedication and professional commitment," bringing "her camera into the heart of the field."

Dagga faced personal tragedy during the Gaza war, losing her mother, and her colleague Anas Al-Sharif, who was assassinated in 2025. Israeli forces conducted two sequential strikes on the hospital, the second killing many journalists and emergency response workers. Nasser hospital was the only functional hospital in southern Gaza at the time of the bombings.

Nonprofit organizations and media organizations that paid tribute to Dagga included Al Jazeera Media Network. On 29 August, Palestinian and Israeli activists and journalists gathered in Nazareth, to protest the killing of Palestinian journalists, including her. They wore “Press” insignia stickers and held banners with messages readed “Don’t assassinate the truth,” using her death as a rallying cry for peace and press freedom. Algerian Ambassador to the United Nations memorialized Dagga's portrait in a meeting of the United Nations Security Council after her killing.