More journalists have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza than in most major wars combined.

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Jewish Voice for Peace @jvplive  Apr 7

Last night, the Israeli military deliberately bombed a tent in Khan Younis housing several Palestinian journalists next to a hospital. Terrifying video footage shows people frantically trying to save journalist Ahmed Mansour, who was engulfed in flames, still alive. Ahmed is now in critical condition. 

 

Palestinian journalist Ahmed Mansour succumbed to his wounds. (Photo: via social media)

Gaza Journalist Burned Alive in Israeli Airstrike Succumbs to Injuries

 

Israel Bombs Journalists As New Report Marks Grim Milestone For Gaza's Press

The deadly strike burned some media workers alive, days after a report found more journalists have been killed in Gaza's crisis than in most major wars combined.

 

 

An Israeli strike hit the media tent overnight near a hospital in Khan Younis, setting it ablaze and killing Palestine Today journalist Helmi Al-Faqawi, according to local media. Reports have also identified civilian Yousef Al-Khazandar as the second person killed in the strike.

Gruesome footage taken and shared online by other journalists shows a man burning alive in the tent while some witnesses try putting out the fire. The man, now identified as Palestine Today editor Ahmad Mansour, was in critical condition until Monday night, when his colleagues said he died of severe burns.

 

The Monday strike also reportedly wounded freelance photographer Hassan Aslih, Alam24 photographer Ali Aslih, Anadolu photographer Abdallah Al-Attar, BBC Arabic contributor Ahmad Al-Agha, freelance photojournalist Mohammed Fayeq, ABC News cameraman Ihab Al-Bardini, Al Jazeera cameraman Mahmoud Awad and Radio Algerie correspondent Majid Qudeih. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/israel-bombs-media-report-gaza-deadliest-journalists_n_67f44577e4b0743a1e4667da

 

Since the 2000s, national governments and terrorist groups – from Israel, Syria’s Assad regime and the United States to the Islamic State – have found ways to curtail conflict coverage through myriad means, from repressive policies to armed attack. All have killed journalists and helped to foster a culture of impunity, turning conflict zones like Syria and Gaza into “news graveyards.” The war in Gaza has, since October 7, 2023, killed more journalists than the U.S. Civil War, World Wars I and II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War (including the conflicts in Cambodia and Laos), the wars in Yugoslavia in the 1990s and 2000s, and the post-9/11 war in Afghanistan, combined.

Worldwide, threats to journalists in conflict zones are increasing.

 

 

Israel has been deliberately targeting journalists in Gaza, having killed over 210 so far in its genocidal campaign against the enclave