In a devastating toll on the journalistic community, close to 110 journalists, including 11 women, have lost their lives while courageously performing their professional duties in the Gaza Strip.
The escalation of the armed conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement has taken a heavy toll, as reported by the media relations department in Gaza.
According to the latest report, the grim tally of journalists who have tragically perished since the commencement of the Gaza war now stands at 109.
The most recent victims fell victim to Israeli strikes on the Palestinian enclave, including members of the prominent Qatari TV broadcaster, Al Jazeera.
Egypt’s news portal, Al-Youm as-Sabia, highlights the particularly poignant fact that among the fallen journalists, at least 11 were women.
These courageous individuals served as journalists and reporters for various television channels, and their lives were tragically cut short due to Israeli airstrikes.
The dire situation in the Middle East took a sharp turn for the worse with the incursion of Hamas militants from the Gaza Strip into Israel on October 7.
Hamas justified this attack as a response to Israeli actions concerning the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem.
Consequently, Israel imposed a complete siege on the Gaza Strip and initiated a military operation within its borders.
Israel also retaliated by launching strikes on portions of Lebanon and Syria in response to incoming bombardments from these countries.
On December 1, the Israeli army accused Hamas of violating the truce that had been in effect since November 24, signaling a resumption of hostilities in the Gaza Strip.
Meanwhile, the Palestinian Authority attributed the latest escalation to the actions of the United States.
