New Delhi, April 20 -- Fatima Hassouna, a 25-year-old Palestinian journalist, once wrote: "If I die, I want a loud death. I don't want to be just breaking news, or a number in a group. I want a death that the world will hear." On April 16, 2025, her haunting words came true when she was killed in an Israeli airstrike that struck her home in northern Gaza-just days before her wedding.

The attack also claimed the lives of eight of her family members, including her pregnant sister, leaving behind a grim reminder of the escalating toll of the Gaza war on civilians and journalists alike.

Hassouna had spent the last 18 months documenting the war in Gaza, sharing unfiltered glimpses of life under siege through photography and social media. Her...