What is Wael Dahdouh?
{{Infobox person | name = Wael Dahdouh | caption = Dahdouh wearing a press vest while reporting in the Gaza Strip in December 2023 | native_name = وائل الدحدوح | native_name_lang = ar | image = Wael Al-Dahdouh 2023.jpg | alt = <!-- descriptive text for use by speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software --> | birth_name = Wael Hamdan Ibrahim Al-Dahdouh | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1970|04|30|}} | birth_place = [[Gaza City]] | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (DEATH date then BIRTH date) --> | death_place = | alma_mater = [[Islamic University of Gaza]]<br/>[[Al-Quds University]] | employer = [[Al Jazeera]] | nationality = [[State of Palestine|Palestine]] | other_names = Abu Hamza | occupation = Journalist | years_active = | awards = Peace Through Media Award (2013) | notable_works = }} '''Wael Al-Dahdouh''' ({{lang-ar|وائل الدحدوح}}; born 30 April, 1970) also known as '''Abu Hamza''' is a [[Palestinian]] journalist and the bureau chief of [[Al Jazeera]] in [[Gaza City]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=15 December 2023|title=Who Is Wael Al-Dahdouh, Palestinian Journalist Injured In Khan Younis?|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/world/who-is-wael-al-dahdouh-palestinian-journalist-injured-in-khan-younis-article-106031840|access-date=|website=Times Now|language=en}}</ref> Wael started working for the press in 1998. He started his career as a correspondent for the Palestinian newspaper Al-Quds, and worked for other media outlets including [[Al Arabiya|Al-Arabiya]] in 2003 before joining Al Jazeera (Arabic) in 2004.<ref>{{Cite news|date=15 June 2021|title=Israel wants to control media output from Gaza, but can’t|work=Middle East Monitor|url=https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20210615-israel-wants-to-control-media-output-from-gaza-but-cant/}}</ref> Wael was famous for his continuous coverage of what was happening in the Gaza Strip dur