GAZA (Palestine Foundation Information Center) Israel’s continuing attacks on journalists aim to “deter them from conveying the truth and exposing tits massacres against our Palestinian people,” the Hamas Movement said in a statement on Monday evening.
It further said that Israel deliberately targeted journalist Hussam Shabat, a correspondent for Al Jazeera Mubasher, and Mohammed Mansour, a correspondent for Palestine Today, today while they were doing their jobs.
“In light of these heinous crimes and the deliberate targeting of journalists, we call on international press and media institutions to fulfill their responsibilities in exposing these crimes and protecting Palestinian journalists,” Hamas said, adding that Israeli forces have killed 208 journalists in Gaza since October 2023.
Hamas commended the role played by journalists working in the Gaza Strip, their professional careers and fulfillment of their moral mission.
The Government Media Office (GMO) in Gaza earlier announced that the number of martyred journalists has risen to 208 since the start of the genocidal war on the Strip, following the announcement of the martyrdom of journalist Mohammed Mansour, correspondent of Palestine Today satellite channel, and Al Jazeera Mubasher reporter Hussam Shabat.
