Deaths bring number of journalists killed by Israel in Gaza since Oct. 7 to 168
Awad al-Rujoub |10.08.2024 - TRT/AA
RAMALLAH, Palestine
Two more journalists were killed by Israel in the southern Gaza Strip, a media group said Friday.
The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate mourned Tamim Muammar and Abdullah al-Susi and said they were killed in separate raids in Khan Younis.
It said Muammar worked for Palestine Voice Radio while al-Susi was employed with the Hamas-run Al-Aqsa Channel.
The Syndicate said the killings are "systematic crimes" by the Israeli army, and it urged the International Criminal Court's prosecutor to open an investigation into Israeli crimes against Palestinian journalists.
Muammar was killed, along with 13 of his family members, in an Israeli airstrike on his family’s home. Al-Susi was killed with several family members, according to the Palestinian news agency, Wafa.
The killings bring the death toll for journalists killed by Israel in Gaza since Oct. 7 to 168, according to Palestinian figures.
Israel, flouting a UN Security Council resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire, has faced international condemnation amid its continued brutal offensive on Gaza since an attack in October by the Palestinian resistance group, Hamas.
Nearly 39,700 Palestinians have since been killed, mostly women and children, and over 91,700 injured, according to local health authorities.
More than 10 months into the Israeli war, vast tracts of Gaza lie in ruins amid a crippling blockade of food, clean water and medicine.
Israel stands accused of genocide at the International Court of Justice, which ordered it to immediately halt its military operation in the southern city of Rafah, where more than 1 million Palestinians had sought refuge from the war before it was invaded on May 6.
*Writing by Ahmed Asmar
Gaza Journalist Tamim Muammar killed in Israeli air strike
Palestine Voice radio journalist Tamim Muammar was killed along with several family members in an Israeli air strike which targeted their home.
The New Arab Staff
10 August, 2024
Over 100 Palestinian journalists have been killed since the start of the war on Gaza [Getty]
Prominent Gaza journalist Tamim Muammar was killed along with several family members in an Israeli air strike which targeted their house in Khan Younis, the Palestinian news agency Wafa reported.
Muammar worked for Palestine Voice Radio and was mourned by other journalists and official Palestinian media outlets.
Social media was also awash with photos of Muammar and his family, with people remembering his work and contributions.
"He trained me on how to write the news at the Palestine Voice radio - the respected and intelligent journalist Tamim Muammar, was martyred after his home and his family members were directly targeted in the Mawasi area of Khan Younis. I can’t comprehend how I am writing the news of the death of the person who taught me how to write news. Damn this vile world," one social media user wrote.
According to local Palestinian media, another journalist, identified as Abdallah Al-Soussi, was also killed in a separate airstrike at the same time. Al-Soussi worked for Al-Aqsa TV and lived in the Al-Tahlia neighbourhood of Khan Younis.
Official Palestinian media issued a press statement stating that Palestinian journalists have continually been targeted along with their family members, and that media personnel will continue to convey the suffering of people in Gaza despite the attacks and challenges up against them.
The statement called on international media and humanitarian organisations to take immediate action and hold Israeli officials and soldiers responsible, urging them to do more than issue press statements.
The Palestinian Press Syndicate also issued a statement, calling the air strikes and targeting of journalists a "systematic crime" by the Israeli army and demanded the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court urgently begin investigation procedures into the killing of media personnel in Gaza.
At least 168 journalists have been killed in Gaza since the start of the war, according to official Palestinian figures.
Israel’s war on Gaza has killed over 39,699 Palestinians since October and wounded over 91,722 others.
Palestine Voice radio journalist Tamim Muammar was killed along with several family members in an Israeli air strike which targeted their home.
The New Arab Staff
10 August, 2024
Over 100 Palestinian journalists have been killed since the start of the war on Gaza [Getty]
Prominent Gaza journalist Tamim Muammar was killed along with several family members in an Israeli air strike which targeted their house in Khan Younis, the Palestinian news agency Wafa reported.
Muammar worked for Palestine Voice Radio and was mourned by other journalists and official Palestinian media outlets.
Social media was also awash with photos of Muammar and his family, with people remembering his work and contributions.
"He trained me on how to write the news at the Palestine Voice radio - the respected and intelligent journalist Tamim Muammar, was martyred after his home and his family members were directly targeted in the Mawasi area of Khan Younis. I can’t comprehend how I am writing the news of the death of the person who taught me how to write news. Damn this vile world," one social media user wrote.
According to local Palestinian media, another journalist, identified as Abdallah Al-Soussi, was also killed in a separate airstrike at the same time. Al-Soussi worked for Al-Aqsa TV and lived in the Al-Tahlia neighbourhood of Khan Younis.
Official Palestinian media issued a press statement stating that Palestinian journalists have continually been targeted along with their family members, and that media personnel will continue to convey the suffering of people in Gaza despite the attacks and challenges up against them.
The statement called on international media and humanitarian organisations to take immediate action and hold Israeli officials and soldiers responsible, urging them to do more than issue press statements.
The Palestinian Press Syndicate also issued a statement, calling the air strikes and targeting of journalists a "systematic crime" by the Israeli army and demanded the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court urgently begin investigation procedures into the killing of media personnel in Gaza.
At least 168 journalists have been killed in Gaza since the start of the war, according to official Palestinian figures.
Israel’s war on Gaza has killed over 39,699 Palestinians since October and wounded over 91,722 others.
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