Two Palestinian journalists killed in Israeli bombing in Gaza City
Two Palestinian journalists, brothers Ahmad and Zahra Abu Sakheil, died this Saturday along with their father Mohammed in the Israeli bombing of the Fahd al Sabah school, in the Tuffah neighborhood of Gaza City, in the north of the Strip.
The young journalist, along with her brother Ahmad, with whom she shared a profession, and her father, were taking refuge in the school, which housed numerous evacuees, when the Israeli army bombed it tonight, according to the Quds news network.
This morning, the Palestinian news agency Wafa reported on the attack, noting that at least six people lost their lives in it. The death of the Abu Sakheil brothers brings the number of informants killed in Gaza to 186, according to the balance of the Government’s media office, which also takes into account influencerswriters and intellectuals.
Last night, another attack in northern Gaza killed sports journalist Khaled Abu Zar, whose death was confirmed by the media office and marked as the 184th journalist killed in the Palestinian strip in 13 months of war.
Mohammed, Ahmad and Zahra Abu Sakheil were taking refuge in the Gazan capital, the object of constant attacks by Israeli aircraft, which is hosting more and more evacuees from the three towns in the far north of the enclave: Jabalia and its refugee camp, Beit Lahia and Beit Hanoun. There, the army has maintained a siege and land incursion for more than a month, during which more than 1,800 people have died and thousands have been forced to flee.
A statement from Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Friday put the number of journalists killed in Gaza at 140 since October 7, 2023. According to RSF, 39 of those who died were practicing their profession at the time of their death. The Gaza war, which broke out on October 7, is the deadliest conflict for journalists, according to the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). (Efe)
