Palestinian journalist and family killed in Israeli strike on Gaza home
Israeli forces have killed Palestinian journalist Mohammed Saleh al-Bardawil, along with his wife and three children, in an attack on their home in Khan Younis, according to Al Jazeera Arabic.
في ثالث أيام عيد الفطر الاحتلال الاسرائيلي يستهدف منزل الصحفي محمد البردويل ما أدى إلى استشهاده برفقه زوجته وأطفاله الثالثه .On the third day of Eid al-Fitr, the Israeli occupation targeted the house of journalist Mohamed Al-Bardawil, which led to his martyrdom along with his… pic.twitter.com/7nxi4UTwLP — عبدالله العطار abdallah alattar (@abdallahatar) April 1, 2025
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