Four journalists and two local media workers died yesterday under bombings Israelisand another died today, raising the number of deceased reporters to the forty since the start of the war, in an episode described as “bloody” by the Palestinian Union of Journalists.
Among the deceased are Sari Mansour and Hasouneh Salimthe two killed in attacks on the refugee camp of Al Bureijin the center of Loopwhen they were in the same house, according to the local press.
Another of the dead is Mustafa Al Sawafa veteran journalist who had worked for media outlets such as the British BBC, a well-known analyst on Palestinian political affairs and writer, who died in an Israeli bombing of his home in Gaza.
Relatives and colleagues of two Palestinian journalists Hasouna Slim and Sari Mansoor, killed in an Israeli attack, during their funeral in Deir al-Balah, southern Gaza Strip, on November 19, 2023. (Photo by Bashar TALEB / AFP)
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To these deceased are added Musab Ashourlocal photojournalist, as well as Abdelhamid Awademployed at Al Aqsa radio, and Amer Abu Hayyaworker at the television channel of the same company.
In turn, this Sunday he died Bilal Jadallahdirector of the Press House, a space that promoted local journalism and a common workplace for journalists from Gaza.
JadallahHe was the target of a direct bombing of his car in Gaza City”, which illustrates the dynamics of “systematic crimes“perpetrated by Israel”against journalists”, according to the Government Communication Office, controlled by Hamas.
60 people have already died in Gaza who were dedicated to journalism, they were influencers on social networks or were authors who wrote or published in the media, according to the same source.
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“Journalists are a main target among the many targets against our people“, in attacks that have “as a goal to silence the voice of truth”.
Since the outbreak of the war between Israeli army and Hamas on October 7, Gaza journalists pay a high price: 40 have died so far in the conflict, some of them while reporting on the ground, and others in their own homes, in bombings along with other members of their families. , as is happening to thousands of civilians in the Strip.
The number of Gazans killed in 44 days of war exceeds 16,000, according to the Gaza Ministry of Healthcontrolled by the Islamist group Hamas, which continues to face the Israeli ground incursion into the enclave, which began on October 27.
“Journalists across the region are making great sacrifices to cover this heartbreaking conflict” recently stated the International Committee to Protect Journalistswhich is counting the total number of dead reporters.
According to him, the first month of war in the region was “the deadliest” for media professionals since this entity began collecting data in 1992.
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“Journalists in Gaza face particularly high risks as they attempt to cover the conflict during Israeli attacks, including devastating aerial bombardments, disrupted communications, supply shortages and long power outages.“, adds this organization.
Beyond the reporters killed in Gaza, since October 7 Four Israeli journalists were also killed, as well as one of Lebanon died by Israeli fire on the border between both countries.
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