5 Journalists Among 10 Killed In Two Different Israeli Strikes In Gaza

<p>Five journalists were killed in an Israeli airstrike that struck their vehicle in the vicinity of Al-Awda Hospital in Nuseirat in central Gaza, said the enclave's health authorities. The scribes worked for the Al-Quds Al-Youm television channel.&nbsp;</p> <p>According to Palestinian media and local reports, the vehicle was marked as a media van and was used by journalists to report from inside the hospital and Nuseirat camp reported Reuters.</p> <p>Footage from the scene circulating on social media shows a vehicle engulfed in flames. In one of the videos posted online, the word "press" could be seen written in large red lettering across the back of the white-coloured van.&nbsp;</p> <p>The deceased journalists have been identified as Fadi Hassouna, Ibrahim al-Sheikh Ali, Mohammed al-Ladah, Faisal Abu al-Qumsan and Ayman al-Jadi, reported Al Jazeera.&nbsp;</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-media-max-width="560"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Overnight, the IAF conducted an airstrike on a vehicle belonging to the TV news channel "Al Quds Today" in the Nuseirat refugee camp near the Al Awda hospital in central Gaza. <br /><br />The IDF later released a statement claiming that it targeted a Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)&hellip; <a href="https://t.co/M7BIA8BTz0">pic.twitter.com/M7BIA8BTz0</a></p> &mdash; AMK Mapping 🇺🇦🇳🇿 (@AMK_Mapping_) <a href="https://twitter.com/AMK_Mapping_/status/1872113655845904864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 26, 2024</a></blockquote> <p> <script src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" async="" charset="utf-8"></script> </p> <p>One of the slain journalists, Ayman al-Jadi has been waiting for his wife in front of the hospital while she was in labour to give birth to their first child, according to the Al Jazeera report.&nbsp;</p> <p>The bodies of the victims were recovered by civil defence teams and the flames were doused at the scene. There was no immediate comment from Israeli authorities.&nbsp;</p> <p>In a separate incident, five people were killed and 20 wounded in an Israeli airstrike on a house in Gaza City's Zeitoun neighbourhood, according to the medics, reported Reuters. They warned that the death toll could rise as many remained trapped under the rubble.&nbsp;</p> <p>On Wednesday, Palestinian militant groups Hamas and Israel traded blame over failing to conclude a ceasefire agreement despite reported progress by both sides in past days.&nbsp;</p>

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