Palestinian Red Crescent volunteer dies of wounds from Israeli fire
The Palestinian news agency Wafa reports that Tamer Saqr, 21, has succumbed to his injuries after being shot during an Israeli raid in the Balata Refugee Camp in the occupied West Bank last week.
Israel has killed at least 569 Palestinians in the West Bank since the outbreak of the war on Gaza, according to UN figures.
Palestine Red Crescent volunteer Tamer Saqr was martyred due to a head injury inflicted by the Israeli occupation forces during the recent raid on Balata Refugee Camp, east of Nablus. #WestBank #NotATarget ❌ pic.twitter.com/2hjK3Ufkk6
— PRCS (@PalestineRCS) August 2, 2024
Palestinian press group slams Israeli allegations against Ismail al-Ghoul
The Palestinian Journalists’ Syndicate has slammed Israel’s assertion that the slain Al Jazeera correspondent was a member of Hamas’s elite fighting unit, saying that the Israeli statement is an “official” admission of guilt.
Al-Ghoul and his companion cameraman Rami al-Rifi were killed in a direct Israeli air raid on their vehicle in the Shati refugee camp in northern Gaza on Wednesday.
The Israeli military claimed on Thursday – without evidence – that al-Ghoul was a fighter with the Palestinian group, boasting that he was “eliminated”.
The Syndicate ridiculed the allegation, noting that the journalist had been previously detained and released by Israeli forces.
“Millions of viewers and followers of the war on Gaza have watched al-Ghoul daily fulfilling his role as a journalist, and he was on air with Al Jazeera channel hours before his assassination,” it said.
“Throughout the war, he has been moving in his press gear and vehicle in northern Gaza – an area under the occupation of Israeli forces, which controls it with dozens of military drones that never leave its sky. So, how could he move around all this time if he were wanted?”
Al Jazeera Media Network had also denounced the “baseless” Israeli claim.
UK decries killing of Al Jazeera journalists
The UK’s consulate in Jerusalem has called for the protection of journalists after Israel killed Al Jazeera’s Ismail al-Ghoul and his companion cameraman Rami al-Rifi in Gaza.
“[Two] more journalists were killed in Gaza this week – now a total of 113 Palestinian journalists since 7 October. Journalists must be protected at all times, everywhere,” the consulate said in a social media post.
According to Gaza’s Government Media Office, 165 journalists have been killed in the besieged enclave since the war broke out.
2 more journalists were killed in Gaza this week - now a total of 113 Palestinian journalists since 7 October. Journalists must be protected at all times, everywhere.
The UK calls for an immediate ceasefire to end the violence. As @DavidLammy has said, this horror must end, now.
— UK in Jerusalem🇬🇧 (@UKinJerusalem) August 2, 2024
