Plestia Alaqad

Plestia Alaqad
بلستيا العقاد
Born (2001-12-10) 10 December 2001 (age 22)
NationalityPalestinian
Alma materEastern Mediterranean University
Occupations
  • Journalist
  • poet
Years active2023–present
Known forDocumenting the Israel–Hamas war on social media

Plestia Alaqad (Arabic: بلستيا العقاد; born 10 December 2001)[1] is a Palestinian journalist and poet. She gained international attention for her daily coverage of the Israel–Hamas war, which began on 7 October 2023, by way of her social media accounts.

In November 2023, as the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip intensified, Alaqad and her family fled to Egypt and then to Australia, where she continued her advocacy on the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.

  1. ^ Gebeily, Maya; Lubowicka, Anna Magdalena (11 October 2023). "Palestinians in Gaza say Israeli bombardment feels like new 'Nakba'". Reuters. Archived from the original on 7 November 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.