Israeli Strike Kills Journalists in Gaza City, Worsening the Death Toll ...
Israel confirmed targeting Al Jazeera journalists it labeled terrorists, amid a conflict that has killed nearly 61,500 people since October 2023, prompting calls for accountability.
- An Israeli strike targeted a journalists’ tent near Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, killing six Palestinian journalists including Al Jazeera’s Anas al-Sharif and Mohamed Qraiqea on August 10, 2025.
- Since Hamas’s October 7, 2023 assault, Israel has accused al-Sharif of terrorism, claiming he 'posed as a journalist' amid Gaza's restricted media access and at least 242 journalists killed.
- Highlighting the dangers, Dujarric added that `at least 242 journalists have been killed in Gaza since the war began`, and urged accountability for perpetrators.
- On Tuesday, August 12, the French Foreign Ministry condemned the toll on Gaza’s journalists, urging 'safe and unhindered access,' while Pascal Confavreux said 'Journalists must never be targeted,' and the Dutch Foreign Ministry requested proof from Israel.
- Israel now faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice and ICC arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant, with at least 242 journalists killed since October 7, 2023.
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Palestinian ambassador calls for media to enter Gaza hours before reporters killed
Palestine’s UN ambassador invited the Security Council to “take 100 journalists” into Gaza to “see exactly what is happening there” hours before five reporters from Al Jazeera were killed in an Israeli airstrike. On Sunday (10 August), Riyad Mansour addressed an emergency meeting at the Security Council, which had gathered to discuss Israel’s plans to take over Gaza City. He told the council that they should send 100 journalists from their count…
Gaza: France condemns Israeli strikes on journalists and urges giving them safe access
After an Israeli strike killed six journalists in the Gaza Strip, the French Foreign Ministry stated that 'journalists must never be targeted' and urged granting international media 'safe and unhindered access' to the enclave.
Israel claimed responsibility for the killing of six Palestinian journalists in Gaza on 10 August, assimilating one of them to a terrorist, among the last, after an unprecedented massacre of information professionals by the Israeli army.
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