Palestinian journalist is killed in Israeli attack in southern Gaza

One journalist Palestinian was killed on Monday (7) and nine others were injured, some in serious condition, when an Israeli air strike hit a tent used by the southern media of Gaza, according to doctors and the union of journalistS Local.

The images showed people trying to erase the flames in the tent at the Nasser Hospital complex in Khan Youis during the early hours of Monday (7).

Reuters was able to check the video based on the position, layout and design of nearby buildings and tents. The date could be verified by media reports and corroboration videos.

Other images posted on social networks, but not verified by Reuters, seemed to show that the tent was burned to the floor, along with the furniture and equipment inside it.

Images that seem to show a journalist On fire and someone else trying to rescue him were widely shared.

The Israeli authorities did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

A second Palestinian was also killed in the attack, according to Gaza doctors.

Later, dozens of journalistif relatives participated in the funeral of journalist Dead, Helmy al-Faqawi.

Colleagues carried his body wrapped in a white sheet on a medical stretcher with his blue bulletproof vest on top.

“We will continue to convey the message and truth to the whole world. This is our humanitarian duty,” said the colleague journalist Abd Shaat, adding that they were awakened by the attack and found the tent of colleagues nearby.

Faqawi’s death raised the number of journalists killed by the Israeli campaign in Gaza to more than 210 since October 2023, according to the JournalistPalestinians.

More than 50,000 Palestinians were killed by the Israeli offensive in Gaza, according to Palestinian authorities.

Israel began the offensive after thousands of Hamas -led men attacked communities in southern Israel on October 7, 2023, killing 1,200 people and kidnapping 251 as hostages, according to Israeli records.

This content was originally published in Palestinian journalist is killed in an Israeli attack in southern Gaza on CNN Brazil.

Source: CNN Brasil

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