Simone Camilli and Ali Shehda Abu Afash (1979 - 13 August 2014) were journalists for the Associated Press who were killed by an Israeli bomb while reporting on the 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict.
His colleagues recalled that he had a deep attachment to Gaza and its people that motivated him to change his plans and risk reporting on the Israeli assault instead.
[1] Camilli and Abu Afash died while reporting on the morning of August 14, 2014 from a Beit Lahiya soccer field used to gather unexploded ordnance.
That Wednesday, Camilli and Abu Afash were at the scene filming a Gazan bomb squad while they attempted to defuse a missile dropped by an Israeli F-16.
[1][8] Hatem Moussa, an AP photographer who was working with Camilli and Abu Afash, survived but was badly injured from the explosion.
"[9] Pope Francis conducted a silent prayer with a group of around 70 journalists who were aboard the papal plane and at the time heading to a visit in South Korea.