Israeli airstrikes on a hospital in Gaza on Monday reportedly killed 15-20 individuals — together with not less than 4 journalists, in accordance with the Gaza Well being Ministry.
Among the many lifeless is freelance visible journalist Mariam Dagga, who lined the conflict for The Related Press and The Impartial Arabic. Moreover, Al Jazeera reported that journalist Mohammed Salam was killed, whereas Reuters reported that contract cameraman Hussam al-Masri was killed and contract photographer Hatem Khaled was wounded.
Journalists Moaz Abu Taha and Ahmed Abu Aziz have been additionally reportedly killed, per Gaza’s Authorities Media Workplace. The assault befell at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis on the Gaza Strip.
“We’re doing the whole lot we will to maintain our journalists in Gaza secure as they proceed to offer essential eyewitness reporting in tough and harmful situations,” The AP mentioned in a press release, including that they have been “shocked and saddened” to study of Dagga’s demise.
“The blood of our martyred journalists in Gaza has not but dried earlier than the Israeli occupation forces dedicated one other crime in opposition to Al Jazeera cameraman Mohammed Salama, along with three different photojournalists,” Al Jazeera added.
The Israeli army, in the meantime, instructed The AP it “regrets any hurt to uninvolved people and doesn’t goal journalists as such.”
“They’re doing the whole lot they’ll to silence unbiased voices which can be attempting to report on Gaza,” Reporters With out Borders director normal Thibaut Bruttin countered. The replace comes a month after The Related Press, BBC Information, Reuters and Agence France-Presse issued a joint assertion in regards to the therapy of journalists in Gaza.
“We’re desperately involved for our journalists in Gaza, who’re more and more unable to feed themselves and their households,” they shared. “For a lot of months, these unbiased journalists have been the world’s eyes and ears on the bottom in Gaza. They’re now dealing with the identical dire circumstances as these they’re masking.”
The most recent assault additionally comes simply weeks after one other 5 journalists have been killed in an Israeli airstrike exterior of Gaza Metropolis. In response, 17 senators wrote an open letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio demanding the U.S. stress Israel over its crimes in opposition to humanity.
“The US should make it clear to Israel that banning and censoring media organizations and focusing on or threatening members of the press is unacceptable and should cease,” they wrote, partially. “The absence of U.S. authorities assist for accountability efforts serves to undermines U.S. ethical management and credibility within the area and world wide.”
