Why AP Journalist bombed by Israel lived with one kidneyFreelance Journalist, Mariam Dagga, who worked for Associated Press and other international media groups, lived with one kidney till she was bombed and killed by the Israeli occupation forces (IDF) Monday August 25, 2025Tuesday August 26, 2025 11:43 PM , ummid.com News Network[Mariam Dagga's father Riyad Dagga (C), friends and relatives offering her funeral prayers in Gaza. (Inset) Mariam Dagga (Image: Family Handout via AP)]Gaza: Freelance Journalist, Mariam Dagga, who worked for Associated Press and other international media groups, lived with one kidney till she was bombed and killed by the Israeli occupation forces (IDF) Monday August 25, 2025. The reason why Mariam Dagga had just one kidney was because she had donated one of her kidneys to her ailing father Riyad Dagga. “A mother and a daughter”Born in Khan Younis, Mariam Dagga studied journalism and graduated from the Al-Aqsa University in Gaza. She began working as a journalist in 2015, and was among the few women visual journalists covering the war in Gaza.