Four journalists had been amongst at the least eight individuals killed on Monday (August 25, 2025) in a strike on a hospital in southern Gaza, together with a freelancer who labored for the Associated Press.
Mariam Dagga, 33 freelanced for the AP for the reason that Gaza conflict started, in addition to different information retailers.
Dagga reported on Nasser Hospital medical doctors struggling to avoid wasting youngsters with no prior well being points who had been losing away from hunger.
Al Jazeera confirmed that its journalist Mohammed Salam was amongst those that had been killed within the Nasser hospital strike. Reuters reported that its contractor cameraman Hussam al-Masri was additionally killed within the strike. Photographer Hatem Khaled, who was additionally a Reuters contractor, was wounded, the information company reported.
The Israel-Hamas has been one of many bloodiest conflicts for media staff, with a complete of 192 journalists killed in Gaza within the 22-month battle, in accordance with the Committee to Protect Journalists. Comparatively, 18 journalists have been killed thus far within the Russia-Ukraine conflict, in accordance with the CPJ.
The Israeli Prime Minister’s Office and Israeli navy refused to remark on the incident.
