Double Strike On A Gaza Hospital That Killed 20 People, Including 5 Journalists

The attack on Al Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis in southern Gaza left dozens wounded. The journalists were Hussam Al Masri, a photographer with Reuters; Mohammad Salama, a cameraman for Al Jazeera TV channel; Mariam Dagga, a freelancer with AP; Ahmed Abu Aziz, who worked for Quds Feed; and Moaz Abu Taha.
News agency confirmed the death of Mr Al Masri and said another photographer, Hatem Khaled, who was also a Reuters contractor, was injured. A spokesman for Al Jazeera TV confirmed Mr Salama’s death.
“Al Jazeera Media Network condemns, in the strongest possible terms, this horrific crime committed by the Israeli occupation forces, who have directly targeted and assassinated journalists as part of a systematic campaign to silence the truth,” the broadcaster said.
The Associated Press said Ms Dagga, 33, had contributed as a freelancer to the agency, as well as other news outlets, since the Gaza war began. She reported on Al Nasser Hospital doctors struggling to save children who were dying from starvation, it said.
The UN said journalists and hospitals should never be the targets of attacks. “The killing of journalists in Gaza should shock the world – not into stunned silence but into action, demanding accountability and justice,” UN rights office spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani said. “Journalists are not a target. Hospitals are not a target.”
Earlier in August, Israel acknowledged killing six journalists in a strike on a tent near Gaza city. Five of them belonged to an Al Jazeera crew. The Committee to Protect Journalists said more than 180 journalists have been killed since the war started on October 7, 2023.