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12 Facts About Hind Khoudary

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Hind Khoudary has reported for multiple media outlets including Al Jazeera English and Anadolu Agency.

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Hind Khoudary's father, Usama el-Khoudary, was an engineer who constructed their family home as well as the runway and airport apron for the Yasser Arafat International Airport.

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Hind Khoudary has written for Middle East Eye, Anadolu Agency, +972 Magazine, RT, and The Intercept.

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Hind Khoudary has been reporting for Al Jazeera English since October 7,2023.

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In March 2019, Hind Khoudary was arrested by Hamas and questioned for her social media posts supporting protests against living conditions in Gaza.

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In 2020, Hind Khoudary made a Facebook post about a joint Palestinian and Israeli Zoom call hosted by the Gaza Youth Committee in which she tagged Hamas officials.

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Hind Khoudary stated that she had not intended for them to be arrested when she posted about the event and that she did not support Hamas.

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Spokesman for Gaza's Interior Ministry, Iyad al-Bozm, made a statement that Hind Khoudary's post had not tipped off Hamas to the event and that Aman had already been under surveillance.

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In November 2023, due to Israeli evacuation orders, Hind Khoudary left Gaza City for the south of Gaza.

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Hind Khoudary has spoken about the communication blackouts and was one of the first people in Gaza to receive an e-SIM from the Connecting Humanity project.

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In July 2024, Hind Khoudary reported on the killing of Ismail al-Ghoul by Israeli forces for an Al Jazeera broadcast.

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Hind Khoudary lived in Turkey for four years during the COVID-19 pandemic.