Arab News Japan

TOKYO: The Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan is hosting an exhibition of photos by photojournalist Fatma Hassona, a Palestinian who was murdered by Israel in what many believe was a targeted assassination.

The photo exhibition is being held ahead of the release of the documentary about Hassona, which is titled “Put Your Soul On Your Hand And Walk.”

Due to the Israeli invasion, Hassona was unable to leave Gaza, but she continued to report on the situation via her smartphone, capturing images of the city’s residents, who survived despite the airstrikes, hunger, and anxiety.

In 2024, while Israeli attacks on Gaza continued, Iranian filmmaker Sepideh Farsi, living in exile in France and unable to return to her homeland, produced a film called “Put Your Soul On Your Hand And Walk,” which was based on regular video calls with Hassona in northern Gaza.

One year later, on April 15, 2025, Hassona was happy when she heard that the film in which she featured had been selected for screening at the Cannes Film Festival.

The next day, an Israeli airstrike killed the 25-year-old and six members of her family.

Hassona was quoted as saying: “Now is the time to photograph this war and show it to the world. I must record all the suffering. Who else is going to do it? I must keep taking pictures. That’s how I can be myself and pass on this story to my children.”