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Fourth Journalist Dies In Gaza Media Tent Strike
ANKARA, June 6 (Bernama-Anadolu) -- A Palestinian photojournalist died from injuries sustained in Israel's Thursday airstrike on a media tent at Gaza City's Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital, bringing the total number of journalists killed in a single strike to four, Anadolu Ajansi (AA) reported.
A medical source said on Friday that photojournalist Ahmad Qalja succumbed to his wounds following Thursday's deadly drone attack that killed three other journalists and injured four more.
The Government Media Office in Gaza confirmed that with Qalja's death, the total number of Palestinian journalists killed in Israeli attacks since Oct 7, 2023, has now reached 226. The figure includes 30 female journalists and one journalist from the occupied West Bank.
