Journalists ‘paying the price’ as Israel keeps attacking Gaza
What we are learning about the killing of three journalists in Gaza yesterday is deeply troubling. These journalists were on assignment with the Egyptian Committee for Gaza Relief, and there is no evidence they were engaged in any military activity.
The Israeli military said they were operating a drone to gather intelligence on Israeli soldiers, while witnesses said the vehicle was entirely civilian.
We have also heard from the committee itself that the journalists were documenting activities being carried out by the committee in central Gaza, which has been responsible for providing shelters for displaced families.
Committee representatives said that, despite language around ceasefires and diplomatic frameworks, the reality on the ground has not shifted, as Israel continues to attack Palestinians without providing verifiable evidence. Journalists are paying the price.
Pictured from left are journalists Shaath Mohammad Qeshta, Abdul Ra’ouf Shaath and Anas Ghunaim
Gaza death toll rises
The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza has released new casualty figures, reporting additional deaths and injuries from Israeli attacks over the past two days.
In a statement issued today, the ministry said that 11 bodies and seven injured people were brought to hospitals across the enclave in the past 48 hours. It added that “a number of victims remain under the rubble and in the streets, as ambulance and civil defence teams have been unable to reach them at this time”.
According to the ministry, since the October 10 ceasefire, 477 Palestinians have been killed and 1,301 injured, while 713 bodies have been recovered. Cumulative figures since October 7, 2023, stand at 71,562 killed and 171,379 wounded, the ministry said.
Yesterday’s killings of three more journalists in an Israeli attack have brought the total death toll of media workers to 293 since the start of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza.
Infant dies in Gaza from hypothermia as Israeli shelling kills 4
The Palestinian Civil Defence has reported the death of an infant from hypothermia in the central Gaza Strip during an ongoing cold snap.
Meanwhile, a source at al-Shifa Hospital has told our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic that Israeli artillery shelling has killed at least four people in eastern Gaza City.
