Brave journalists risk their lives to report on the Israel-Hamas war

The situation worsened by the minute. And while the events continued, media outlets from around the world braved the dangers to reach the scene. And so that the world could receive full updates on the conflict, journalists bravely ventured in and even sacrificed their lives.

Brave journalists risked their lives to report on the Israeli war in Hama (Figure 1).

Bravely reporting amidst bombs and bullets.

The most consistent news coverage over the past day has come from reporters in the danger zone, working while taking cover from bombs and gunfire. These aren't reporters one or two miles from the explosions. They're even right near buildings that have just been hit by bombs or missiles.

This is a clip of CNN's Clarissa Ward , who said, "Forgive me, but I'm in a rather undignified position." She was lying in a ditch because, as she explained, "We just had a huge barrage of missiles coming towards us, not far from us." This is a terrifying clip of how she ended up in that situation.

Journalist Ward told viewers, "Gaza is in that direction. Now we can hear a lot of planes in the sky. We can also hear the Iron Dome intercepting some of those missiles as they whizzed overhead and crashed in that direction."

"We came to this location because it was the starting point for the entire offensive. The Hamas fighters arrived in a pickup truck. This was the first place they breached that border wall," she added.

Meanwhile, viewers also get to experience the exact visuals and sounds of war, as a journalist and his team are actually in a combat zone in this jarring clip with Richard Engel of NBC News. Mortars can be seen overhead, and gunfire can be heard nearby, shattering glass and sending clouds of dust and smoke into the air. Engel urges his team, “Stay!” as they lie on the ground, pressed against a small wall.

Then there's this clip of Trey Yingst on Fox News, who has spent the last 72 hours dodging bombings. In another scene at night , Yingst is working when a loudspeaker warns of another attack. He tells his colleagues, "Everyone get down. Lie down. Everyone lie down. Cover your heads. Now there are more missiles..."

In this clip , Yingst calmly and coolly reports on the missile being intercepted overhead.

In another clip , Holly Williams of CBS News and her crew struggled to find safety. She told CBS Mornings: “We were two miles from the border with the Gaza Strip and we heard rockets coming, forcing our crew to take cover not long ago… Many people are calling this Israel’s 9/11, and it certainly feels that way. Even in a country accustomed to the threat of violence, people here are still incredibly shocked.”

Matt Gutman of ABC News, after sprinting to safety with his team during a bombing, said, "That tells you how close you were."

"They deserve to be thanked and prayed for."

CNN political commentator David Axelrod tweeted: “Seeing CNN’s brave war correspondent @clarissaward and her team take cover under fire reminds us of the risks brave journalists face when bringing stories like the horrific attack on Israel and its consequences for the world. They deserve our thanks and prayers.”

"CBS Mornings" host Tony Dokoupil said on television last Monday that his two children and ex-wife were in Israel while the war was raging.

He shared: “It’s difficult. I have an 11-year-old and a 14-year-old living in Israel. They are safe. But as a father, I think people can understand, if someone, anyone, fires missiles at your children without caring whether they get hit or not, you’re going to feel something.”

He added: “I’m here objectively as a journalist, but I’m also a father… you can’t separate the two at any given time.”

Hoang Hai (according to CNN, CBS, Poynter)

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