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Al Jazeera Journalist Ismail al-Ghoul Decapitated in Israeli Airstrike on Press Car in Northern Gaza

Jul 31, 2024, 04:17 PM

Al Jazeera journalist Ismail al-Ghoul and his cameraman Rami al-Rifi were killed in an Israeli airstrike in northern Gaza. The strike targeted their press car while they were reporting from the Al-Shati refugee camp near the home of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. The incident occurred following the assassination of Haniyeh in Tehran earlier that day. Al Jazeera has condemned the attack, calling it a targeted assassination. Reports indicate that al-Ghoul's head was decapitated in the strike. This incident adds to the growing number of journalists killed in Gaza, with reports indicating that over 165 journalists have been killed since October 7. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) later claimed that al-Ghoul was a member of Hamas' Nukhba unit and participated in the October 7 massacre. The journalists had reportedly complied with an evacuation order before being targeted.