Israeli drone strike kills 5 journalists in Gaza sparking global outrage
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An Israeli drone strike killed five journalists outside a hospital in Gaza. One of them had just celebrated his wife giving birth, while the other four were sleeping in a van marked “Press”. The journalists were working for Al-Quds Today, a television channel affiliated with the Islamic Jihad militant group. They were killed outside the al-Awda hospital in Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza.
Media groups slammed the attack, which Israel described as “targeted”. Palestinian journalist Abdullah al-Attar said: “Journalism is not a crime.” Laura Davison, general secretary of the UK’s National Union of Journalists, said: “This is an outrageous attack and a clear breach of international law. There can have been no doubt that the van was a media installation. Journalists and their facilities are protected by international conventions and should not be targeted.”.
The Israeli Defence Forces claimed members of the Islamic Jihad militant group were inside. The Committee to Protect Journalists says more than 130 Palestinian reporters have been killed since the start of the war. Another Israeli airstrike on a house in Gaza City’s Zeitoun neighbourhood killed five people and wounded 20, Gaza medics said.
Israel has been bombing Gaza since October 7 last year, when Hamas killed 1,200 people. Since then, Israel has killed more than 45,000 Palestinians. On Christmas Day, a three-week-old girl, named Sila, froze to death in a tent in al-Mawasu. In Yemen, Israel airstrikes hit Houthi rebel positions in capital Sanaa, including at power stations, ports and the airport.
