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Israeli Airstrike Kills Five Journalists from Al-Quds Today in Gaza's Nuseirat Camp on December 26, 2024

Dec 26, 2024, 02:25 AM

An Israeli airstrike early on December 26, 2024, targeted a press vehicle belonging to Al-Quds Today television channel in front of Al-Awda Hospital in the Nuseirat refugee camp, resulting in the deaths of five Palestinian journalists. The victims, identified as Ayman Al-Jadi, Faisal Abu Al-Qumsan, Mohammed Al-Ladah, Ibrahim Al-Sheikh Ali, and Fadi Hassouna, were reportedly inside the vehicle when it was struck. Eyewitness accounts indicate that the journalists were sleeping in the vehicle at the time of the attack. Local health authorities reported that the bodies of the victims were burned beyond recognition. This incident adds to the rising toll of journalists killed in the ongoing conflict, with reports indicating that over 200 journalists have died in Gaza since the beginning of hostilities. The Israeli Defense Forces stated that the strike targeted a vehicle associated with a Palestinian Islamic Jihad cell, although the specifics of the attack remain contested.