[News] Israel’s killing of five Gaza journalists draws global condemnation

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 Israel’s killing of five Gaza journalists draws global condemnation

*Five Palestinian journalists working for different outlets, including Al
Jazeera, were killed in an Israeli attack on Nasser Hospital in Gaza.*
[image: Mourners carry the body of Palestinian cameraman Hussam al-Masri.]
Mourners carry the body of Palestinian cameraman Hussam al-Masri, who was a
contractor for Reuters, after he was killed along with other journalists
and people in Israeli strikes on Nasser Hospital, in Khan Younis in the
southern Gaza Strip [Stringer/Reuters]
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The Israeli military’s killing of five Palestinian journalists, including
an Al Jazeera cameraman, in Gaza has caused global condemnation, with Al
Jazeera Media Network accusing Israel of “assassinating journalists as part
of a systematic campaign to silence the truth”.

The Israeli military bombed Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis on Monday,
killing five journalists, including Al Jazeera photographer Mohammad Salama
<https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/25/al-jazeera-journalist-mohammed-salama-among-14-killed-in-israeli-attack>
.

In total, 20 people were killed in a double-tap strike – one missile
hitting first, then another moments later as rescue workers and journalists
arrived – on southern Gaza’s main medical facility. The attack comes as
Israel has intensified its offensive to seize Gaza City, the main urban
centre in the enclave of 2.3 million people, despite a famine being
declared last week.

Al Jazeera condemned the attack as “a clear intent to bury the truth”.

Here are some reactions to the latest slaughter of media workers in the
enclave:
Al Jazeera Media Network

In a statement on Monday, Al Jazeera said it condemns “this horrific crime
committed by the Israeli occupation forces, who have directly targeted and
assassinated journalists as part of a systematic campaign to silence the
truth”.

“The blood of our martyred journalists in Gaza has not yet dried before the
Israeli occupation forces committed another crime against Al Jazeera
cameraman Mohammad Salama, together with three other photojournalists,” the
network said, referring to Israel’s killing barely two weeks prior of
renowned Al Jazeera journalist Anas al-Sharif
<https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/10/al-jazeera-journalist-anas-al-sharif-killed-in-israeli-attack-in-gaza-city#:~:text=Israel%2DPalestine%20conflict-,Anas%20al%2DSharif%20among%20four%20Al%20Jazeera%20journalists%20killed%20by,%2DShifa%20Hospital%2C%20Gaza%20City.&text=An%20earlier%20version%20of%20this,killing%20five%20Al%20Jazeera%20staff.>,
who had become the voice of Gaza for his extensive reporting from the
enclave.

Al Jazeera called the attack a violation of international norms and laws,
“amounting to war crimes”.

“Despite relentless targeting, Al Jazeera remains resolute in providing
live coverage of the Israeli genocide in Gaza for the past 23 months, with
occupation authorities barring international media outlets from entering to
report on the war,” it added.
Organization of Islamic Cooperation

The Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Member States of the
Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) have been holding an
extraordinary meeting in Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah to discuss the ongoing
Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people,

The OIC condemned killing of journalists and media professionals by the
Israeli army in Gaza as “war crime” and an “assault on press freedom”.
Committee to Protect Journalists

CPJ has condemned the Israeli attack, calling for the international
community to hold Israel accountable for its “continued unlawful attacks on
the press”.

In a statement, CPJ’s Regional Director Sara Qudah said Israel’s killing of
journalists in the enclave continues while “the world watches and fails to
act firmly on the most horrific attacks the press has ever faced in recent
history.

“These murders must end now. The perpetrators must no longer be allowed to
act with impunity,” Qudah said.


   - [image: Doctor at Nasser Medical Complex says ‘patients are now
   running away from the hospital in fear’]
   Doctor at Nasser Medical Complex says ‘patients are now running away
   from the hospital in fear’

Foreign Press Association

The association, which represents international media working in Israel and
the occupied Palestinian territory, says it is “outraged and in shock”
after the attack.

In a statement, the group demanded “an immediate explanation” from the
Israeli army and the Israeli prime minister’s office.

“We call on Israel once and for all to halt its abhorrent practice of
targeting journalists,” it added.

“This must be a watershed moment. We appeal to international leaders: Do
everything you can to protect our colleagues. We cannot do it ourselves.”
Reporters Without Borders

The press organisation said it “fiercely condemns” the killings of the
journalists.

“How far will the Israeli armed forces go in their gradual effort to
eliminate information coming from Gaza? How long will they continue to defy
international humanitarian law?” RSF’s Director General Thibaut Bruttin
said in a statement.

“RSF calls for an emergency UN Security Council meeting to ensure [that UN
Resolution 2222] is finally respected, and that concrete measures are taken
to end impunity for crimes against journalists, protect Palestinian
journalists, and open access to the Gaza Strip to all reporters.”

8:58

Reuters

In a statement, a Reuters spokesperson said the agency is “devastated to
learn of the death of Reuters contractor Hussam al-Masri and injuries to
another of our contractors, Hatem Khaled, in Israeli strikes on the Nasser
Hospital in Gaza today”.

The spokesperson said Reuters is “urgently seeking more information” about
the attack and has “asked authorities in Gaza and Israel to help us get
urgent medical assistance for Hatem”.
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP)

The PFLP,  a left-wing Palestinian faction founded in 1967, called the
attack proof of “the absolute brutality and sadism of the [Israeli]
occupation”.

It held Israel and its allies responsible, saying supporters led by the US
administration are “fully responsible for this organised crime”.

The PFLP is the second-largest group in the Palestine Liberation
Organization (PLO) after Fatah.
Turkiye

Ankara has denounced Israel’s latest strikes on Gaza as “another war crime”.

“Press freedom and human values have once again been targeted, under the
shadow of genocide, amidst the anguished cries of the innocent,”
Burhanettin Duran, head of Turkey’s presidential communications
directorate, said in a post on X.

“Israel, which continues its atrocities without regard for any humanitarian
or legal principles, is under the illusion that it can prevent the truth
from being revealed through its systematic attacks on journalists.”
UN envoy Francesca Albanese

“Rescuers killed in line of duty. Scenes like this unfold every moment in
Gaza, often unseen, largely undocumented,” said Albanese – the UN special
rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories – in a post on X.

“I beg states: how much more must be witnessed before you act to stop this
carnage? Break the blockade. Impose an Arms Embargo. Impose Sanctions,” she
wrote.
United Nations

“The killing of journalists in Gaza should shock the world – not into
stunned silence but into action, demanding accountability and justice,” UN
rights office spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani said in a statement, insisting:
“Journalists are not a target. Hospitals are not a target.”
UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini

Lazzarini has called for immediate protection for journalists, health
professionals and aid workers in Gaza after the latest deadly hospital
strike.

In a post on X, Lazzarini expressed shock at what he called the “silencing
[of] the last remaining voices reporting about children dying silently and
famine” in Gaza.

He urged immediate action to end the famine by lifting restrictions on aid
entering the enclave and ensuring protection for reporters and humanitarian
and health workers.

“Time for political will,” he wrote. “Not tomorrow, now.”

1:18

Source: Al Jazeera and news agencies
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