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Two Palestinian journalists killed in Israeli bombing in Gaza City

This Saturday, two Palestinian journalists, brothers Ahmed and Zahra Abu Sakhil, were killed along with their father Mohammed in an Israeli bombardment of the Fahd al Sabah school in the Tufah neighborhood of Gaza City, north of the Strip.

According to the Quds News Network, the young journalist, along with her brother Ahmed, with whom she was related by profession, and her father, were taking shelter in the school, from where many people were evacuated, when Israeli forces opened fire tonight. Bombed.

This morning the Palestinian news agency Wafa reported on the attack, saying it left at least six people dead. The death of the Abu Sakhil brothers brings the number of informants killed in Gaza to 186, according to the balance of government media office, which also takes into account influencerWriter and intellectual.

Last night, another attack in northern Gaza killed sports journalist Khaled Abu Zar, whose death was confirmed by the media office and marked the 184th journalist killed in the Palestinian strip in the 13-month war.

Mohammed, Ahmed and Zahra Abu Sakhil were taking refuge in the Gazan capital, which has been the target of frequent attacks by Israeli aircraft, which is evacuating more and more people from three towns in the enclave’s far north: Jabaliya and its refuge. camps, Beit Lahiya and Beit Hanoun. There the army has been under siege and infiltration on the ground for more than a month, during which more than 1,800 people have been killed and thousands have been forced to flee.

A statement by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Friday put the number of journalists killed in Gaza since October 7, 2023 at 140. According to RSF, 39 of those who died were practicing their profession at the time of their deaths. According to the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), the Gaza war, which began on October 7, is the deadliest conflict for journalists. (efe)