CORALVILLE — Relatives of Mariam Abu Dagga say the 33-year-old Palestinian photojournalist gave everything she had for her work and her people — her safety, her health, and ultimately her life.
Dagga was among five journalists killed Monday in an Israeli strike on a hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza. She is being remembered as a fearless reporter who bore witness to the war’s mounting toll while quietly carrying burdens of her own.
She freelanced for the Associated Press and other news organizations, capturing harrowing images of Palestinian families displaced from homes, people crowding around aid trucks, mourners attending funerals and doctors treating wounded or malnourished children.
“She was everywhere in Gaza, risking her life, risking everything at the same time taking care of family