Death toll of journalists from ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza mounts up 239

GAZA, Aug. 19 (YPA) – The Gaza-based government media office announced on Tuesday that the number of Palestinian journalists killed in the Strip has risen to 239 as a result of the ongoing Israeli genocide since October 7, 2023.

The office said in a statement that the death toll was mounted up after the announcement of the martyrdom of journalist Islam Al-Komi due to Israeli shelling of the Al-Sabra neighborhood in the south of Gaza City.

“Al-Komi was working as a journalist and content creator for several media platforms.”

The statement strongly condemned the systematic targeting, killing, and assassination of Palestinian journalists by the Israeli occupation.

It called on the International and Arab Federation of Journalists to condemn these systematic crimes against Palestinian journalists and media professionals in the Gaza Strip.

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