Journalists from Al-Quds At present have been masking occasions at al-Awda Hospital when their car was struck.
5 journalists have been killed in an Israeli strike within the neighborhood of a hospital in central Gaza, in line with Palestinian authorities and media experiences.
The journalists from the Al-Quds At present channel have been masking occasions close to al-Awda Hospital, situated within the Nuseirat refugee camp, when their broadcasting van was hit by an Israeli air strike, Al Jazeera’s Anas al-Sharif reported early on Thursday morning.
Footage from the scene circulating on social media exhibits a car engulfed in flames.
A screenshot taken from a video of the white-coloured van exhibits the phrase “press” in massive crimson lettering throughout the again of the car.
The deceased journalists have been named as Fadi Hassouna, Ibrahim al-Sheikh Ali, Mohammed al-Ladah, Faisal Abu al-Qumsan and Ayman al-Jadi.
Al Jazeera’s Anas al-Sharif mentioned that Ayman al-Jadi had been ready for his spouse in entrance of the hospital whereas she was in labour to present beginning to their first youngster.
Breaking: 5 journalists misplaced their lives after their car was incinerated in an Israeli airstrike focusing on the broadcasting van of “Al-Quds At present” channel whereas masking occasions close to Al-Awda Hospital within the Nuseirat refugee camp, central Gaza Strip. pic.twitter.com/oiAmxgZwO5
— أنس الشريف Anas Al-Sharif (@AnasAlSharif0) December 26, 2024
Civil defence groups retrieved the our bodies of the victims and extinguished a hearth on the scene, the Quds Information Community mentioned.
There was no fast remark from Israeli authorities.
The Committee to Defend Journalists (CPJ) earlier this month condemned Israel’s killing of 4 Palestinian journalists within the house of every week, calling on the worldwide neighborhood to carry the nation accountable for its assaults towards the media.
A minimum of 141 journalists have been killed in Israel’s warfare in Gaza since October 7, 2023, in line with the CPJ.
