Today, Friday, October 27, 2023, the Government Media Office announced that 34 journalists were martyred, dozens of them were injured, and the headquarters of 50 media organizations were bombed since the start of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip on October 7.
The office said in a press statement, “The occupation’s aggression is becoming more ferocious day after day, committing the most heinous crimes and massacres against civilians in general and journalists in particular, by directly targeting them, destroying their homes above their heads and the heads of their families, and demolishing their media institutions, without the occupation being deterred by international and Arab organizations.”
He called on all concerned international bodies to intervene to stop this aggression, and to provide protection for journalists and media institutions in Palestine to enable them to carry out their work.
The statement stated that targeting civilians and journalists in particular has become a blow to the provisions of international humanitarian law and Article 4 of the Geneva Law, which stipulates the protection of civilians and journalists, especially during their media coverage in disputed areas.
The office pointed out that the occupation’s targeting of journalists means that it ignores all conventions, especially Security Council Resolution (2222), which stipulates the protection of journalists during armed conflicts.
He believed that the impunity of the occupation encouraged it to continue committing these crimes, calling on the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression at the United Nations and international human rights institutions to investigate the crimes of the Israeli occupation against media freedoms in Palestine, and to bring their perpetrators and all those involved to justice as the only way to put an end to them.
The following is the outcome of the occupation’s aggression against journalists and media institutions monitored by the office:
Number of martyrs: 34
- Number of infections: dozens
- Partial and total demolition of houses: 39
- Missing: 2
- Destruction of media institutions: 50
The martyred journalists are:
Journalist Muhammad Al-Salhi, photographer for the “Fourth Estate” agency
Photographer at the “Ain Media” media company, Ibrahim Muhammad Lafi
Journalist Muhammad Jarghoun was martyred at Smart Media Agency.
Journalist Asaad Abdel Nasser Shamlikh
Journalist Saeed Al-Taweel, editor-in-chief of the Fifth News Agency
Journalist Hisham Al-Nawajha.
Journalist Muhammad Sobh Abu Rizq
Journalist Aed Ismail Al-Najjar
The martyr Muhammad Fayez Abu Matar is a freelance photographer
Rajab Muhammad Al-Naqeeb
Journalist Ahmed Shehab works for Voice of Prisoners Radio
Abdel Rahman Shehab, head of the Atlas Center for Israeli Studies.
Journalist Hossam Mubarak works for Sawt Al-Aqsa Radio.
Journalist Muhammad Abu Matar.
Journalist Issam Bahar works for Al-Aqsa Satellite Channel
Journalist Muhammad Baalousha works for the Palestine Today channel
Journalist Abdul Hadi Habib
Media artist Ali Suleiman
Journalist Anas Abu Shamala
Samih Al-Nadi, director of Al-Aqsa TV
Journalist Khalil Abu Athrah, Al-Aqsa TV cameraman
Mahmoud Abu Zarifa, a journalist at the Saudi Cultural Center
Muhammad Ali works at Al-Shabab Radio
Media personality Iman Jamal Al-Aqili
Muhammad Imad Labad
Ahmed Masoud is a freelance journalist
Rushdi Al-Sarraj
Muhammad Fayez Al-Hassani, Director of Rawasy Palestine Foundation
Saed Halabi works for Al-Aqsa Satellite Network.
Journalist Jamal Al-Faqawi from the Mithaq Media Foundation had his house bombed in Khan Yunis.
Ahmed Abu Mahdi
Yasser Sobhi Abu Namous from the Sahel Media Foundation.
Journalist: Salma Mekheimer
Journalist Doaa Sharaf from Sawt Al-Aqsa Radio.
- Injured journalists:
Ibrahim Qanan, Al-Ghad TV cameraman
Saleh Al-Masry, director of the Palestine Today Agency office,
Photographer Ali Hamad
Photojournalist Mahmoud Al-Hams, an Agence France-Presse photographer, with his feet and hands.
France 24 correspondent in Gaza, Maha Abu Al-Kass, and her family were injured by shrapnel as a result of the bombing.
- Complete and partial demolition of journalists’ homes:
Rami Al-Sharafi
And Basil Khairuddin
Media personality Salam Mima
Journalist Abdullah Karsoo
Ahmed Shehab
Moataz Al-Azayza
Ali Jadallah
Journalist Muthanna Al-Najjar
Saleh Al-Masry, director of the Palestine Today website
Mahmoud Salmi from the Palestinian Al-Rai Agency
Diaa Al-Kahlot, bureau chief of Al-Arabi Al-Jadeed newspaper
Journalist Maysara Shaaban from the Palestinian Al-Rai Agency
Alaa Al-Helou in Al-Rimal neighborhood, near Abu Al-Kass intersection
Daoud Mahmoud Daoud Musa
Zaid Muhammad Zayed Abu Zayed
Journalist Muthanna Al-Najjar
Journalist Ahmed Qadeeh
Muhammad Baalousha in the Saftawi area
Abdul Hadi Habib in the Sabra neighborhood
Journalist Ali Suleiman
Muhammad Abu Matar
Issam Bahar
Hossam Mubarak
Maha Abu Al-Kass
Rami Khreis
Muhammad Ali works at Al-Shabab Radio
Ziad Al-Muqayd
Hani Al-Maghari
Muhammad Imad for the country
Media personality Iman Jamal Al-Aqili
Ahmed Masoud is a freelance journalist
Rushdi Al-Sarraj
Muhammad Fayez Al-Hassani, Director of Rawasy Palestine Foundation
Wael Al-Dahdouh, office director of Al-Jazeera in the Gaza Strip.
Saed Al-Halabi
Muhammad Maqat
Media personality Aya Abu Taqia
Journalist Jamal Al-Faqawi from the Mithaq Media Foundation had his house bombed in Khan Yunis.
Ahmed Abu Mahdi
Muhammad Mishmish
Missing journalists:
Ain Media photographer Haitham Abdel Wahed
Journalist and photographer from Al-Najah Media Center and New Press Agency, Nidal Al-Wahidi.
- Media institutions were completely and partially damaged:
More than 50 institutions were bombed as a result of the bombing of residential buildings and towers, including the Palestine Towers (7) and “Watan,” which include the “Shehab” agency, the “Al-Ayyam” newspaper office, Event Media Services Company, the “Fadl Shanaa” Foundation, and “Gaza FM” radio. The Holy Quran Radio, affiliated with the Ministry of Endowments, the Independent Palestinian Authority for Documenting Occupation Crimes, “Tawtheeq,” and the Al-Mashreq News office - Al- Quds newspaper, managed by journalist Alaa Al-Mashharawi, all of whom were in the Tower of Palestine, which was completely destroyed.
The headquarters of Ma'an News Agency was destroyed during the destruction of the Watan Tower on Al-Jalaa Street, which was completely destroyed.
The headquarters of "Shams News Agency" in Gaza was destroyed.
“Roya” channel office
APA's office in the Hajji Building, which was completely destroyed
Al Jazeera Network Office. In the Hajji building, which was completely destroyed
The Palestine TV headquarters was damaged as a result of targeting its surroundings.
The French Agency's office is in the Al-Haitham building.
The Masdar website office and the Mithaq Network office were damaged as a result of the targeting of Carmel Tower
Al-Aqsa Media Network office, Sawa Agency, Al-Quds newspaper, Radio Baladna, Zaman Radio, Al-Wataniya Agency, and Khabar Agency.
