Four journalists among 15 killed in Israeli strike on hospital in Gaza, say health officials [View all]

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Source: The Guardian

Four journalists were among at least 15 people killed by Israeli strikes on al-Nasser hospital in southern Gaza, Palestinian health officials said.

The strikes on Monday killed Hussam al-Masri, who worked for Reuters, Mariam Abu Dagga, who worked for the Associated Press, the Al Jazeera journalist Mohammed Salam, and Moaz Abu Taha from NBC. Another Reuters journalist, Hatem Khaled, was also wounded in the attack.

A video from the news agency al-Ghad TV showed civil defence workers wearing bright orange vests and journalists struck while they attempted to rescue the body of al-Masri, who was killed in an earlier strike. In the moments before their deaths, they raised their hands to shield themselves, but were quickly struck.

At least 192 Palestinian journalists have been killed since 7 October 2023, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), more than the number who died globally in the previous three years. The CPJ said in August that Israel’s killing of journalists in Gaza was “a deliberate and systematic attempt to cover up Israel’s actions”.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/25/journalists-among-people-killed-by-israeli-strike-on-gaza-hospital

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Al Jazeera coverage: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/8/25/live-israel-intensifies-attacks-on-gaza-leaving-dozens-dead-in-a-day

Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/world/gaza-live-updates-least-15-killed-including-journalists-after-israeli-strikes-2025-08-25/

AP: https://apnews.com/article/mideast-wars-gaza-journalists-killed-5c33e999ee88effd89566a993b31d9cc

It's the second strike on the workers trying to retrieve casualties that makes this an act of sheer evil.

Death toll now at least 5 journalists, out of 20:

At least 20 people, including five journalists working for the international media, are said to have been killed in Israeli military strikes on Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza.

The Israeli military has confirmed it carried out an attack nearby, but not why the building was hit. It says it’s ordered an initial inquiry.

Footage shows smoke rising up after the main hospital in southern Gaza was hit. In one video, as a doctor holds up bloodied clothes to show journalists, there’s another strike. Reuters confirmed that its cameraman Hussam al-Masri was killed.
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Witnesses said the second strike took place after rescue workers and journalists rushed to the site of the first attack.

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