At least five journalists died Thursday, December 26 in the Gaza Strip after an Israeli strike. They worked for Al-Quds Today, a Palestinian television channel affiliated with the Islamic Jihad group. This is a new targeted attack on the part of the Hebrew state against colleagues. The Israeli army claims to have targeted a cell of the armed group.
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The attack took place in front of a hospital. The van targeted by the strike was engulfed in flames, bodies were removed from the vehicle by emergency services. Hanging on the back on a sign, the word “ press » in red letters is visible. These images have been making the rounds on social networks since Thursday morning.
It is in a press release that the media Al-Quds Today announces the death at dawn of “ five martyred journalists, Faisal Abu Al-Qumsan, Ayman Al-Jadi, Ibrahim Al-Sheikh Khalil, Fadi Hassouna and Mohammed Al-Lada’a, killed in a Zionist attack targeting (A) vehicle » from this local television channel.
According to their Palestinian media, the five journalists were reporting and on a humanitarian mission in the Nuseirat refugee camp when they were targeted by this strike. Eyewitnesses reportedly saw a missile fired from a Jewish state plane.
“ Journalists are civilians and must always be protected »
For its part, the Israeli army justifies itself on Telegram, mentioning “ a precise strike on a vehicle with a terrorist cell on board “. Precautionary measures would have been taken in advance to protect civilians around. But on the X network, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), denounces: “ Journalists are civilians and must always be protected. »
According to an NGO report, at least 141 journalists are believed to have died in Gaza since the start of the war, mainly Palestinians. CPJ calls for an end to impunity for Israeli attacks on journalists and recalls that the deliberate targeting of civilians constitutes a war crime.
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