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'''Roy Edan''' ({{lang-he|רועי עידן}}{{lrm}}; 11 November 1978 – 7 October 2023) was an Israeli [[photojournalist]] working for ''[[Ynet]]'' and [[Yedioth Ahronoth|''Yedioth'' ''Ahronoth'']] who was murdered by [[Hamas]] terrorists in the [[Kfar Aza massacre]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Tzuri|first=Matan|title=Ynet photographer Roy Edan, wife murdered in Hamas massacre; Youngest daughter missing|url=https://www.ynetnews.com/article/hj2ud2tbt|access-date=2023-10-19|website=Ynetnews|language=en-US|archive-date=19 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231019214556/https://www.ynetnews.com/article/hj2ud2tbt|url-status=live}}</ref>
== Career ==
Edan was a member of the faculty at Camera Obscura Art School.<ref>{{Cite web|title=צלמו כלניות, לא מלחמות: המורשת של רועי עידן|url=https://www.prtfl.co.il/archives/190210|language=he}}</ref> As a news photojournalist for Ynet and Yedioth Ahronoth and covered events in the [[Gaza Strip]] region for twelve years.<ref>{{Cite web|title=פרס על שמו של צלם ynet רועי עידן שנרצח בכפר עזה|url=https://b.walla.co.il/item/3623733|language=he}}</ref> His video footage from the early hours of 7 October 2023 is considered to be the initial documentation of the attack on Israel.<ref>{{Cite web|title='A professional, a sane voice': Ynet bids farewell to slain photographer|url=https://www.ynetnews.com/article/h1xccmlzt}}</ref>
Edan was posthumously awarded the 2023 award for excelling journalists by the Israeli Press Institute.<ref>{{Cite web|title=בין הזוכים בפרס המכון הישראלי לעיתונות: צלם ynet רועי עידן ז"ל|url=https://www.ynet.co.il/entertainment/article/rkywsvzka|language=he}}</ref>
== Death ==
On 7 October 2023, his home at [[Kfar Aza]] was infiltrated by Hamas militants. Edan's wife was shot dead and their 3-year-old daughter was kidnapped and taken to the
The Union of Journalists in Israel established an annual award for photojournalists in his name and its first three recipients were announced in December 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|title=לראשונה: פרס ע"ש הצלם רועי עידן ז"ל הוענק ל-3 צלמי עיתונות במוז"א|url=https://www.itonaim.org.il/%D7%A2%D7%93%D7%95%D7%AA-%D7%9E%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%AA-2023-%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%A1-%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%A2%D7%99-%D7%A2%D7%99%D7%93%D7%9F/|language=he}}</ref>
== See also ==
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