[News] Three Palestinian journalists martyred in Israeli strike on Gaza hospital courtyard

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 Three Palestinian journalists martyred in Israeli strike on Gaza hospital
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GAZA, (PIC)

Three Palestinian journalists were martyred and several others injured
Thursday morning in what Palestinian officials described as a targeted
Israeli attack on the courtyard of Al-Ahli Arab Baptist Hospital in Gaza
City.

According to medical sources at Al-Maqassed, an Israeli drone fired
directly at the hospital’s outdoor area, killing three journalists and
wounding numerous others, including civilians and members of the press.

The journalists killed in the bombing were identified as Suleiman Hajjaj of
Palestine Today TV, photographer Ismail Badah, and Samir Al-Rifai of Shams
News Agency. Photographer Ahmed Qalja was among those wounded in the attack.

Fadel Naim, director of Al-Ahli Arab Baptist Hospital, confirmed in a press
statement that this marks the eighth Israeli attack on the hospital since
the beginning of the genocidal war on Gaza, warning that the hospital is
struggling under immense pressure following the destruction and shutdown of
many other medical facilities across the Strip.

The killing of the three journalists raises the death toll of media
professionals martyred since the beginning of the Israeli genocide in
October 2023 to 224.

The Palestinian Journalists’ Protection Center (PJPC) has labeled Gaza as
“the most dangerous place in the world for journalists,” noting that the
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) have killed more than 221 journalists in
the Strip since the start of the war—an average of one journalist every
three days.

The PJPC and other media watchdogs have repeatedly condemned what they
described as systematic targeting of journalists by the IOF, stressing that
the ongoing attacks on media workers are part of a broader strategy to
silence coverage of Israel’s crimes during the ongoing genocide in Gaza.
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