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Saba Yemen
05-06-2025
- Politics
- Saba Yemen
PJPC condemns Israeli enemy's assassination of three journalists at Al Maamadani Hospital
Gaza - Saba: The Palestinian Journalists Protection Center (PJPC) condemned the heinous crime committed by the Israeli enemy army on Thursday, which resulted in the martyrdom of three journalists and the injury of others, one of whom is in critical condition, as a result of direct shelling targeting them in the courtyard of Al Maamadani Hospital in Gaza City. The center said in a statement, "This brutal attack killed colleagues: Suleiman Hajjaj and Ismail Badah, both working for Palestine Today TV, and Samir Al-Rifai, who works for Shams News Agency." The center emphasized that this crime comes within the context of a systematic and ongoing campaign targeting journalists and media workers in the Gaza Strip, in a clear attempt to silence the truth and prevent the transmission of the tragic humanitarian situation facing Palestinians. The center emphasized that the continued targeting of Palestinian journalists reaffirms that the Gaza Strip has become the most dangerous place in the world for journalists, amidst a disturbing international silence and the failure of relevant institutions to take serious steps to protect them. The center renewed its urgent call to the international community, the United Nations, and international human rights organizations to take immediate action to halt the systematic killing of Palestinian journalists, provide urgent international protection for them, and prevent the use of military force to obstruct their professional and humanitarian work. The center considered what happened to constitute a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law and the Geneva Conventions, and requires the opening of an independent international investigation and the holding accountable of all those responsible for this crime. Whatsapp Telegram Email Print more of (International)
Scoop
31-05-2025
- Politics
- Scoop
May: A Grim Month In The Record Of Targeting Journalists In Gaza
The Palestinian Journalists Protection Center (PJPC) has documented the killing of seven Palestinian journalists in the Gaza Strip during the month of May alone—at a time when the world marks "World Press Freedom Day." This makes May one of the deadliest periods for media workers since the beginning of the war. According to the center's monitoring, the latest journalist killed was Moataz Rajab, a correspondent for Al-Quds Al-Youm channel, who was martyred on May 28 following an "israeli" airstrike that targeted a civilian vehicle on Al-Nafaq Street in Gaza City. This brought the number of journalists killed in May to seven. The center reported that the total number of journalists killed since October 7, 2023, has risen to 221, marking the deadliest wave of journalist killings in modern history. On May 25, the center documented the killing of journalist Hassan Majdi Abu Warda, director of Barq Gaza news agency, in an "israeli" airstrike that hit his home in northern Gaza. The center affirmed that targeting journalists' homes and displacement areas "reflects a systematic pattern of grave violations of international humanitarian law." On May 18, journalist Abdel Rahman Al-Abadleh was killed. He was preceded by journalist Ahmad Al-Helou, a correspondent for Quds Network, and journalist Hassan Sammour, who was killed along with his family in an airstrike on their home east of Khan Younis on May 15. Journalist Hassan Aslih was martyred on May 13 while receiving treatment at Nasser Medical Complex. On May 7, journalists Nour El-Din Abdo and Yahya Sobeih were killed in separate Israeli airstrikes. The center stated that "turning the month of May into a graveyard for journalists in Gaza is further evidence of israel's violation of press freedom and disregard for international law," calling for independent international investigations and accountability for those responsible. The center reiterated that targeting journalists and civilians in conflict zones constitutes a war crime under the Geneva Conventions and UN Security Council Resolution 2222 on the protection of journalists, warranting legal prosecution and international accountability.
Yahoo
07-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Hamas says journalist killed in Gaza strike, Israel claims targeted militant
Hamas and rescuers said an Israeli strike on southern Gaza killed one journalist and wounded nine others on Monday, while the Israeli military reported it targeted a militant posing as a reporter. The journalist is one of at least 12 people killed in Israeli strikes across the Palestinian territory on Monday, according to Gaza's civil defence agency, as the war entered its 19th month. An air strike hit a tent used by journalists in the southern Gaza city of Khan Yunis, killing two people, said civil defence spokesman Mahmud Bassal. Nine journalists were wounded in the strike, Bassal added. The Hamas government media office said journalist Hilmi al-Faqaawi, who worked for a local news agency, was killed in the attack. The Ramallah-based Palestinian foreign ministry called Faqaawi's killing "part of a growing series of crimes targeting journalists directly, in a systematic attempt to silence the Palestinian voice and erase the truth". The Palestinian Journalists Protection Center (PJPC) also condemned the attack, saying "the deliberate targeting of journalists constitutes a war crime". Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders said it "strongly condemns" the strike on the tent sheltering the journalists. "The endless massacre of journalism in Gaza must stop!" it said in a statement. The Israeli military meanwhile said its forces had "struck the Hamas terrorist Hassan Abdel Fattah Mohammed Aslih in the Khan Yunis area" overnight, without specifying whether he had been killed. The military claimed Aslih operated "under the guise of a journalist and owns a press company." It said Aslih had "infiltrated Israeli territory and participated in the murderous massacre carried out by the Hamas terrorist organisation on October 7th". "During the massacre, he documented and uploaded footage of looting, arson, and murder to social media." The Hamas government media office and the PJPC named Aslih among the nine wounded in the Khan Yunis strike. - 'Trapped beneath rubble' - In central Gaza, Bassal said an Israeli air strike hit three houses in Deir el-Balah city and killed at least seven people. "Some people remain trapped beneath the rubble," the spokesman said. Deir el-Balah was the target of an Israeli evacuation order late Sunday, warning residents of imminent attacks in response to a rocket salvo that the military said was fired from the area. Further north, Bassal said a strike hit "a group of civilians" in Gaza City's Zeitun neighbourhood, killing three people. The civil defence spokesman said there was also ongoing artillery shelling across Gaza and home demolitions in Rafah, on the territory's southern border with Egypt. Israel resumed intense strikes on Gaza on March 18, ending a two-month ceasefire with Hamas. Efforts to restore the truce have so far failed. According to the health ministry in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip, at least 1,391 Palestinians have been killed in the renewed Israeli operations, taking the overall death toll since the start of the war to 50,752. Hamas's October 2023 attack on Israel resulted in the deaths of 1,218 people, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally based on official Israeli figures. bur-az-jd/jsa
