GAZA,(Palestine Foundation Information Center) The Government Media Office (GMO) announced that the number of martyred journalists in Gaza has risen to 231, following the killing of journalists Tamer Al-Za’anin and Walaa Al-Jaabari.
Journalist Tamer Al-Za’anin, who worked as a photojournalist with several media outlets, was killed last Monday by gunfire from an Israeli force that had abducted Dr. Marwan Al-Hams, the director of field hospitals.
Journalist Walaa Al-Jaabari, who worked as a news editor with multiple media organizations, was killed at dawn today, Wednesday, when her home was bombed. She was martyred along with her husband and five of their children.
The GMO strongly condemned the targeted killing and assassination of Palestinian journalists by the Israeli occupation army. It called on the International Federation of Journalists, the Federation of Arab Journalists, and all journalist bodies around the world to denounce these systematic crimes against journalists and media workers in the Gaza Strip.
The statement held Israel, the US administration, and all countries complicit in the crime of genocide, topped by the United Kingdom, Germany, and France, fully responsible for these heinous and brutal crimes.
The GMO urged the international community, international organizations, and all bodies related to journalism and media around the world to condemn the Israeli crimes, hold it accountable in international courts, and bring its war criminals to justice. It also called for serious and effective pressure to stop the genocide, to protect journalists and media professionals in Gaza, and to put an end to their targeted killings and assassinations.
