AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): At least two Palestinian journalists have been killed and another sustained injuries after Israeli military aircraft launched a new wave of aerial raids against targets across the besieged Gaza Strip.
Journalists Saeed al-Taweel and Mohammad Sobh were killed in the airstrike on a residential building in western parts of the enclave early on Tuesday, while they were covering the evacuation of a threatened building.
Another journalist who was with them, Hisham al-Nawajha, was injured and is currently receiving treatment, according to a written statement by Salama Marouf, the head of the Media Office in Gaza.
The office said both Taweel and Sobh were clearly identifiable as press members. They were wearing safety gear and distinctive journalist markings, which the office said should have been easily discernible to the aircraft.
“Hours earlier, we had cautioned about the occupation’s aggressive intentions towards journalists and media entities, especially after several media headquarters were alerted to evacuate. This appears to be an attempt to muffle the truths they report,” the statement said.
arlier on Monday evening, the Committee to Protect Journalists reported that three other Palestinian journalists had been killed since the breakout of hostilities.
One was wounded and two others were reported missing since Saturday.
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