Ai Weiwei’s ‘Human Flow’ assistant cameraman shot dead by Israeli military

Palestinian filmmakers pay tribute to Yasser Murtaja, who dreamed of travelling the world.A Palestinian cameraman who worked on dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei’s Human Flow as well as on compatriot Basma Alsharif ’s feature Ouroboros, has died after being shot while covering clashes between Gaza protestors and the Israeli military on Friday.Both Palestinian and Israeli media outlets reported that Yasser Murtaja, 30, was shot in the stomach by the Israeli military while covering demonstrations along the Israel-Gaza border and died later in hospital.Murtaja, who was married with a young son, was a rising star in Gaza’s

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