The killing of reporter Ismail Abu Hatab brings the number of Palestinian journalists killed in Gaza since October 2023 to 228. Human rights groups say the targeting of media workers is part of a broader campaign to suppress local reporting.

The journalists killed have been identified as Faisal Abu al-Qumsan, Ibrahim al-Sheij Ali, Muhammad al-Ladah, Fadi Hassouni, and Ayman Al-Hadi. Related: Israeli Forces Kill 20 Palestinians in Overnight Airstrikes on Gaza In a tragic and alarming development, the Media Bureau of the Palestinian Government has reported that more than 200 journalists have been killed in […]

Last week, the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor accused Israel of making Palestinian journalists one of its main targets in Gaza.

Three Palestinian journalists were killed by an Israeli air attack on a car near Rafah in southern Gaza, bringing to 110 the number of journalists killed since 7 October, according to the Government’s media office in the occupied territory. RELATED: The Shadow of Israeli Censorship Falls on CNN Coverage on Gaza Hamza Al-Dahdouh and Mustafa […]