A palestinian journalist was killed on Monday and 9 others had been wounded, some critically, when an Israeli air strike hit a tent utilized by native media in southern Gaza, medics and the native journalists’ union mentioned.
Footage confirmed folks making an attempt to douse flames within the tent, contained in the compound of the Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, in the course of the early hours of Monday.
Reuters was in a position to confirm the video from the place, structure and design of close by buildings and tents. The date might be verified by media studies and corroborating movies.
Different footage posted on social media however not verified by Reuters appeared to point out the tent had been burned to the bottom, together with the furnishings and gear inside it.
Pictures showing to point out a journalist in flames, and one other individual making an attempt to rescue him, had been extensively shared.
Israeli authorities didn’t immediately reply to a request for remark.
A second Palestinian was additionally killed within the assault, Gaza medics mentioned.
Later, dozens of journalists and kin took half within the funeral of the useless journalist, Helmy al-Faqawi. Colleagues carried his white-shrouded physique on a medical stretcher together with his blue flak jacket positioned on prime.
“We are going to proceed to ship the message and convey the reality to the entire world. That is our humanitarian responsibility,” mentioned fellow journalist Abd Shaat, who added that they had been woken by the strike to search out the close by tent of their colleagues on hearth.
Faqawi’s demise raised the number of journalists killed by Israel’s marketing campaign in Gaza to greater than 210 since October 2023, according to the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate.
Within the Israeli-occupied West Financial institution, the Palestinian Ministry of International Affairs and Expatriates condemned Faqawi’s demise as an act of “extra-judicial killing” aimed toward scaring off reporters and ceaseping media protection.
In whole, native well being authorities mentioned Israeli navy strikes had killed a minimum of 20 Palestinians throughout the Gaza Strip on Monday.
Greater than 50,000 Palestinians have been killed by the Israeli offensive in Gaza, Palestinian officers say.
Israel started its offensive after 1000’s of Hamas-led gunmen attacked communities in southern Israel on October 7, 2023, killing 1,200 folks and abducting 251 as hostages, in response to Israeli tallies.
—Reuters
