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Euractiv
2 days ago
- Politics
- Euractiv
Toll from Israeli strike on Al Jazeera tent in Gaza rises to six
Almost 200 journalists have been killed in the war Israel launched in response to Hamas's 7 October 2023 attack, according to press freedom campaign group Reporters Without Borders AFP Euractiv Aug 11, 2025 13:34 2 min. read News Service Produced externally by an organization we trust to adhere to journalistic standards. A deadly Israeli strike on Al Jazeera staff in Gaza also killed a Palestinian freelance journalist, the civil defence agency and a hospital director said Monday, bringing the death toll to six. Qatari broadcaster Al Jazeera said that five of its staff were killed in the Israeli strike on their tent outside the Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City on Sunday, including prominent reporter Anas Israeli military confirmed it had targeted Sharif, whom it has repeatedly labelled a "terrorist" affiliated with Hamas, saying he "posed as a journalist". "Photojournalist Mohammed Al-Khaldi succumbed to his wounds this morning, sustained in the air strike that targeted an Al Jazeera crew in front of Al-Shifa hospital," Mahmud Bassal, spokesman for Gaza's civil defence agency, told AFP. Mohammed Abu Salmiya, director of Al-Shifa hospital on Monday confirmed Khaldi's death "due to his injuries." "With his death, the number of journalists martyred rises to six," he added. Khaldi was a freelance journalist and occasionally worked with local media. Almost 200 journalists have been killed in the war Israel launched in response to Hamas's 7 October 2023 attack, according to press freedom campaign group Reporters Without Borders (RSF). The UN human rights agency on Monday condemned Israel's targeted killing of six journalists in Gaza as a "grave breach of international humanitarian law". "Israel must respect and protect all civilians, including journalists," the office of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said on X. It added that at least 242 Palestinian journalists have been killed in Gaza since the Hamas attacks on Israel set off a war in the Palestinian territory in October 2023. (vib)
Time of India
2 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Toll from Israeli strike on Al Jazeera tent in Gaza rises to six
Live Events (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel A deadly Israeli strike on Al Jazeera staff in Gaza also killed a Palestinian freelance journalist, the civil defence agency and a hospital director said Monday, bringing the death toll to broadcaster Al Jazeera said that five of its staff were killed in the Israeli strike on their tent outside the Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City on Sunday, including prominent reporter Anas Israeli military confirmed it had targeted Sharif, whom it has repeatedly labelled a "terrorist" affiliated with Hamas , saying he "posed as a journalist"."Photojournalist Mohammed Al-Khaldi succumbed to his wounds this morning, sustained in the air strike that targeted an Al Jazeera crew in front of Al-Shifa hospital," Mahmud Bassal, spokesman for Gaza's civil defence agency, told Abu Salmiya, director of Al-Shifa hospital on Monday confirmed Khaldi's death "due to his injuries.""With his death, the number of journalists martyred rises to six," he was a freelance journalist and occasionally worked with local 200 journalists have been killed in the war Israel launched in response to Hamas's October 7, 2023 assault, according to press freedom campaign group Reporters Without Borders (RSF).
