Medical sources in Gaza reported Sunday evening that two journalists were killed in an Israeli airstrike targeting their home in Gaza City. This brings the number of journalists killed since the start of the Israeli offensive on October 7, 2023, to over 230.
Media sources said journalist Hussam Al-Adlouni was killed along with his wife and three children when an Israeli strike hit a tent sheltering displaced families in Al-Mawasi, near the town of Al-Qarara, northwest of Khan Younis, in southern Gaza.
Meanwhile, journalist Fadi Khalifa was killed in a direct strike while inspecting his home in the Zeitoun neighborhood, southeast Gaza City.
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These deaths follow the killing of journalist Ahmad Abu Aisha, a correspondent for Palestine Today, who was targeted by an Israeli drone three days earlier while standing outside his home in Nuseirat refugee camp, central Gaza.
The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate mourned the fallen journalists, condemning their deaths as part of a deliberate campaign to silence the free press and obscure the truth.
In a previous statement, the syndicate accused Israeli forces of pursuing a systematic policy of targeting journalists and media institutions, in blatant violation of international conventions that guarantee the protection of journalists during armed conflict.
– Global media rights groups have also voiced grave concern over the escalating violations against journalists in Gaza, describing the ongoing genocide as “witnessing the highest levels of violation against journalists in 30 years.”
They called for an immediate halt to these violations and demanded serious investigations into the killings of media professionals.
Since October 7, 2023, Israeli attacks have killed over 58,026 Palestinians, including at least 17,131 children and 10,190 women, with over 138,520 wounded, the majority being children and women, according to health authorities. These figures remain incomplete, as many victims are still trapped under rubble or in unreachable areas.
