The father of a freelance journalist killed Monday by an Israeli strike on a hospital in Khan Younis said that her death was a "loss for all of Gaza."

Riyad Dagga spoke following the funeral of his daughter Mariam, a visual journalist who freelanced for The Associated Press and other news organizations.

Through photographs and video, the 33-year-old Dagga captured the lives of ordinary Palestinians facing extraordinary challenges: families displaced from homes, people crowding around aid trucks, mourners attending funerals and doctors treating wounded or malnourished children.

Her father Riyad Dagga told The Independent Arabic on Monday how Mariam had cared for and donated her kidney to him.

“She was one of my most beloved sons and daughters. She cared for me and donated her kidney to me, and they transplanted it. She was loved by everyone," he said.

Mariam's sister, Ekhlas Dagga, said that Mariam had been talking a lot about death in the last few days and that she expected it to happen at any moment.

"'There is nothing left. It's done. Today or tomorrow, I will be martyred'," Ekhlas said her sister told her.

Dagga was among 20 people, including five journalists, killed Monday by Israeli strikes on Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis.

Mariam's father led funeral prayers in Khan Younis for his daughter later on Monday.