Five Palestinian journalists were killed in an Israeli strike on Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, including Al Jazeera photographer Mohammad Salama. The attack was a double-tap strike that killed 20 people after a second missile struck as rescue workers and journalists arrived. The fatalities follow the killing of renowned Al Jazeera journalist Anas al-Sharif two weeks earlier. Al Jazeera accused Israeli forces of directly targeting and assassinating journalists as part of a systematic campaign and described the attack as a violation of international norms and laws amounting to war crimes. The offensive continues amid a declared famine.
Five Palestinian journalists working for different outlets, including Al Jazeera, were killed in an Israeli attack on Nasser Hospital in Gaza. The Israeli military's killing of five Palestinian journalists, including an Al Jazeera cameraman, in Gaza has caused global condemnation, with Al Jazeera Media Network accusing Israel of assassinating journalists as part of a systematic campaign to silence the truth.
In total, 20 people were killed in a double-tap strike one missile hitting first, then another moments later as rescue workers and journalists arrived on southern Gaza's main medical facility. The attack comes as Israel has intensified its offensive to seize Gaza City, the main urban centre in the enclave of 2.3 million people, despite a famine being declared last week.
In a statement on Monday, Al Jazeera said it condemns this horrific crime committed by the Israeli occupation forces, who have directly targeted and assassinated journalists as part of a systematic campaign to silence the truth. The blood of our martyred journalists in Gaza has not yet dried before the Israeli occupation forces committed another crime against Al Jazeera cameraman Mohammad Salama, together with three other photojournalists, the network said,
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