Longing to Reunite with Her Injured Daughter Abroad, Journalist Islam Miqdad Killed by Israeli Airstrike with Her Son

Palestinian journalist Islam Miqdad, just 29 years old, has been killed today in an Israeli airstrike on Khan Younis, in southern Gaza. Her little son Adam was killed with her. The two were buried beneath the rubble of their home and tent—both destroyed in yet another attack that has become tragically routine.

Islam died with a heart full of longing. She had spent nearly two years waiting to reunite with her daughter Zina, who has been receiving treatment in Tunisia after…