Canadian-Palestinian citizen journalist reported missing in Gaza
Global News
The Canadian-Palestinian, Mansour Shouman, was last heard from last Sunday around 4 p.m., Zaheera Soomar said.
A member of a team supporting a Canadian-Palestinian man documenting humanitarian efforts during the Israel-Hamas war says loved ones have lost contact with the citizen journalist in Gaza.
Mansour Shouman was last heard from last Sunday around 4 p.m., Zaheera Soomar said.
“Initially, we didn’t think anything of it because even in the days preceding that, there were times when he didn’t message us immediately because he couldn’t get to a hot spot,” said Soomar, who is based in Canada.
“We also knew from social media that Khan Younis had started being bombed very early on Monday morning, so we assumed he couldn’t get to where he needed to, he probably needed to take shelter and kind of see to himself.”
But as the days stretched on with no contact Soomar and other team members supporting Shouman along with his family began to worry. They started making inquiries with contacts on the ground.
Eventually, they heard on Monday and Tuesday that Shouman was seen at the Nasser Hospital along the southern Gaza Strip but was headed for nearby Rafah.
Global Affairs Canada confirmed it is aware of a Canadian who is missing in Gaza.
“Canadian officials continue to monitor the situation closely and are in direct contact with the family members,” spokesperson Grantly Franklin said in an email.
