Four journalists killed in Israeli airstrikes on several areas in Gaza

GAZA, May 18 (YPA) – Four Palestinian journalists were killed Sunday morning as a result of Israeli airstrikes targeting various areas in the Gaza Strip, bringing the number of journalists killed since the start of the aggression on October 7, 2023, to 221, according to the Government Media Office.

Palestinian sources said that journalist Abdul Rahman Tawfiq Al-Abadlah was killed in the town of Al-Qarara, east of Khan Yunis, after contact with him was lost two days ago.

In another Israeli airstrike, photojournalist Aziz al-Hajjar was killed along with his wife and children when his home in the Saftawi area, north of Gaza City, was bombed.

In Deir Al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, journalist Nour Qandil was killed in an Israeli airstrike that targeted her home. This also led to the deaths of her daughter and her husband, journalist Khaled Abu Saif.

The Israeli occupation army continues to deliberately target journalists in Gaza, whether while carrying out their field missions or inside their homes, in flagrant violation of international humanitarian law, which protects journalistic crews during armed conflict.

YPA