At least 8 journalists killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza: Press office
GAZA, Palestine (AA) – At least eight journalists have been killed in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza, the Palestinian enclave’s press office said on Wednesday. Two others have gone missing.
The office in a statement said the slain journalists were Said al-Tavil, Muhammed Subh, Hisham en-Nawacihe, Ibrahim Lafi, Muhammed Cergun, Muhammed es-Salihi, Esad Shemlah and Selame Mime, and two other journalists, Nidal al-Vahidi and Heysem Abdulvahid, were unaccounted for.
Meanwhile, the houses of three journalists were completely destroyed and at least 40 media outlets were said to be the target of airstrikes.
The situation escalated in the Gaza Strip following a multi-front attack by Hamas on Saturday. Israel retaliated with airstrikes and placed the enclave under total blockade. It also cut water and electricity supply to Gaza, worsening the already dire humanitarian situation.
At least 2,100 people have been killed in the violence – 900 Palestinians and 1,200 Israelis.
Home to nearly 2.2 million people, the Gaza Strip had already been reeling under a crippling Israeli siege since 2007.
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