The number of journalists killed in Gaza since October 2023 has risen to 225.
The Gaza government’s media office said in a statement on Thursday.
“Since the beginning of the war of extermination against the Palestinian population, the number of killed journalists has increased to 225 after the deaths of four more people,” the statement read.
“We call on the International Federation of Journalists, the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate, and journalistic organisations worldwide to condemn these systematic crimes against Palestinian journalists and media workers in the Gaza Strip.”
Earlier on Thursday, the Deputy Director of the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate (PJS), Tahseen al-Astal, told RIA Novosti that four media workers from Arab satellite TV channels were killed in an Israeli airstrike.
The strike reportedly targeted their tent near the al-Ahli Arab Baptist Hospital in Gaza City.
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the PJS condemned the killings and called for an immediate investigation into their deaths.
According to the Gaza Ministry of Health, more than 4,400 Palestinians have been killed and over 13,400 injured in the enclave since March 18.
Israel resumed its strikes on Gaza that day, citing Hamas’ refusal to accept a United States-brokered plan to extend a ceasefire and release hostages.
The truce had expired on March 1.
In early March, Israel also cut off electricity to a key desalination plant in Gaza and blocked the entry of humanitarian aid trucks.
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