GAZA (Palestine Foundation Information Center) The Government Media Office (GMO) in Gaza announced on Tuesday that the number of journalists killed since Israel launched its war of genocide on the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023, has risen to 211.
This comes following the death of journalist Ahmad Mansour, who succumbed to his wounds on Monday after an Israeli airstrike targeted a journalists’ tent near Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza.
In a statement, the Office said, “The number of journalist martyrs has risen to 211 since the beginning of the genocide in Gaza.”
It added that this was due to the crime committed by the Israeli occupation when it targeted a media tent near Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, killing journalist Hilmi Al-Faqaawi, and later leading to the death of Ahmad Mansour, who was critically injured in the same attack.
The statement confirmed that Ahmad Mansour was a journalist working with the Palestine Today news agency.
The GMO strongly condemned the targeting, killing, and assassination of Palestinian journalists by Israeli forces.
It called on the International Federation of Journalists, the Federation of Arab Journalists, and all professional press organizations around the world to denounce these systematic crimes against Palestinian journalists and media personnel in Gaza.
The statement further held Israel, the US administration, and other countries involved in the genocide, such as the UK, Germany, and France, fully responsible for this brutal and heinous crime.
It also urged the international community, global organizations, and journalistic institutions worldwide to condemn these crimes, pressure Israel to stop them, and pursue legal accountability for the perpetrators in international courts.
The GMO demanded serious and effective pressure to stop the genocide and to protect journalists and media workers in Gaza from further killings and assassinations.
On Monday, one journalist was killed and nine others injured in the Israeli strike on the journalists’ tent in Khan Yunis. The bombing caused a fire that led to further injuries, and the wounded were transported to Nasser Hospital for treatment.
On 18 March, Israel reneged on the ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement that had been in place since 19 January, resuming its campaign of genocide in Gaza, despite Hamas’s full compliance with the agreement.
Since 7 October 2023, and under unconditional US support, Israel’s war on Gaza has resulted in over 166,000 Palestinians killed and wounded, the majority being children and women, with over 11,000 missing under the rubble.
