Palestinian journalist killed, 9 wounded, after Israeli strike hits media tent, medics say

Thomson Reuters

· Posted: Apr 07, 2025 9:21 AM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hr ago

A Palestinian journalist was killed connected Monday and 9 others were wounded, immoderate critically, erstwhile an Israeli aerial onslaught deed a structure utilized by section media successful confederate Gaza, medics and the local journalists' national said.

Footage showed radical trying to douse flames successful the tent, wrong the compound of the Nasser Hospital successful Khan Younis, during the aboriginal hours of Monday. Reuters was capable to verify the video from the position, layout and plan of adjacent buildings and tents. The day could beryllium verified by media reports and corroborating videos.

Other footage posted connected societal media but not verified by Reuters appeared to amusement the structure had been burned to the ground, on with the furnishings and instrumentality wrong it. Images appearing to amusement a journalist in flames, and different idiosyncratic trying to rescue him, were wide shared.

Israeli authorities did not instantly respond to a petition for comment.

A second Palestinian was besides killed successful the attack, Gaza medics said.

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Later, dozens of journalists and relatives took portion successful the ceremonial of the dormant journalist, Helmi al-Faqawi. Colleagues carried his white-shrouded assemblage connected a aesculapian stretcher with his bluish flak overgarment placed connected top.

"We volition proceed to present the connection and convey the information to the full world. This is our humanitarian duty," said fellow journalist Abd Shaat, who added that they were woken by the onslaught to find the adjacent structure of their colleagues connected fire.

210 journalists killed since Oct. 2023, says writer group

Faqawi's decease raised the fig of journalists killed by Israel's run successful Gaza to much than 210 since October 2023, according to the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate.

In the Israeli-occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates condemned Faqawi's decease arsenic an enactment of "extra-judicial killing" aimed astatine scaring disconnected reporters and stopping media coverage.

In total, section wellness authorities said Israeli subject strikes had killed astatine slightest 20 Palestinians crossed the Gaza Strip connected Monday.

More than 50,000 Palestinians person been killed by the Israeli violative successful Gaza, Palestinian officials say.

Israel began its violative aft thousands of Hamas-led gunmen attacked communities successful confederate Israel connected Oct. 7, 2023, sidesplitting 1,200 radical and abducting 251 arsenic hostages, according to Israeli tallies.