Israel’s killing of five Gaza journalists draws global condemnation

The Israeli military’s sidesplitting of 5 Palestinian journalists, including an Al Jazeera cameraman, successful Gaza has caused planetary condemnation, with Al Jazeera Media Network accusing Israel of “assassinating journalists arsenic portion of a systematic run to soundlessness the truth”.

The Israeli subject bombed Nasser Hospital successful Khan Younis connected Monday, sidesplitting 5 journalists, including Al Jazeera lensman Mohammad Salama.

In total, 20 radical were killed successful a double-tap onslaught – 1 rocket hitting first, past different moments aboriginal arsenic rescue workers and journalists arrived – connected confederate Gaza’s main aesculapian facility. The onslaught comes arsenic Israel has intensified its violative to prehend Gaza City, the main municipality centre successful the enclave of 2.3 cardinal people, contempt a famine being declared past week.

Al Jazeera condemned the onslaught arsenic “a wide intent to hide the truth”.

Here are immoderate reactions to the latest slaughter of media workers successful the enclave:

In a connection connected Monday, Al Jazeera said it condemns “this horrific transgression committed by the Israeli concern forces, who person straight targeted and assassinated journalists arsenic portion of a systematic run to soundlessness the truth”.

“The humor of our martyred journalists successful Gaza has not yet dried earlier the Israeli concern forces committed different transgression against Al Jazeera cameraman Mohammad Salama, unneurotic with 3 different photojournalists,” the web said, referring to Israel’s sidesplitting hardly 2 weeks anterior of renowned Al Jazeera writer Anas al-Sharif, who had go the dependable of Gaza for his extended reporting from the enclave.

Al Jazeera called the onslaught a usurpation of planetary norms and laws, “amounting to warfare crimes”.

“Despite relentless targeting, Al Jazeera remains resolute successful providing unrecorded sum of the Israeli genocide successful Gaza for the past 23 months, with concern authorities barring planetary media outlets from entering to study connected the war,” it added.

Organization of Islamic Cooperation

The Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Member States of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) person been holding an bonzer gathering successful Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah to sermon the ongoing Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people,

The OIC condemned sidesplitting of journalists and media professionals by the Israeli service successful Gaza arsenic “war crime” and an “assault connected property freedom”.

Committee to Protect Journalists

CPJ has condemned the Israeli attack, calling for the planetary assemblage to clasp Israel accountable for its “continued unlawful attacks connected the press”.

In a statement, CPJ’s Regional Director Sara Qudah said Israel’s sidesplitting of journalists successful the enclave continues portion “the satellite watches and fails to enactment firmly connected the astir horrific attacks the property has ever faced successful caller history.

“These murders indispensable extremity now. The perpetrators indispensable nary longer beryllium allowed to enactment with impunity,” Qudah said.

Foreign Press Association

The association, which represents planetary media moving successful Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory, says it is “outraged and successful shock” aft the attack.

In a statement, the radical demanded “an contiguous explanation” from the Israeli service and the Israeli premier minister’s office.

“We telephone connected Israel erstwhile and for each to halt its abhorrent signifier of targeting journalists,” it added.

“This indispensable beryllium a watershed moment. We entreaty to planetary leaders: Do everything you tin to support our colleagues. We cannot bash it ourselves.”

Reporters Without Borders

The property organisation said it “fiercely condemns” the killings of the journalists.

“How acold volition the Israeli equipped forces spell successful their gradual effort to destruct accusation coming from Gaza? How agelong volition they proceed to defy planetary humanitarian law?” RSF’s Director General Thibaut Bruttin said successful a statement.

“RSF calls for an exigency UN Security Council gathering to guarantee [that UN Resolution 2222] is yet respected, and that factual measures are taken to extremity impunity for crimes against journalists, support Palestinian journalists, and unfastened entree to the Gaza Strip to each reporters.”

Reuters

In a statement, a Reuters spokesperson said the bureau is “devastated to larn of the decease of Reuters contractor Hussam al-Masri and injuries to different of our contractors, Hatem Khaled, successful Israeli strikes connected the Nasser Hospital successful Gaza today”.

The spokesperson said Reuters is “urgently seeking much information” astir the onslaught and has “asked authorities successful Gaza and Israel to assistance america get urgent aesculapian assistance for Hatem”.

Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP)

The PFLP,  a left-wing Palestinian faction founded successful 1967, called the onslaught impervious of “the implicit brutality and sadism of the [Israeli] occupation”.

It held Israel and its allies responsible, saying supporters led by the US medication are “fully liable for this organised crime”.

The PFLP is the second-largest radical successful the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) aft Fatah.

Turkiye

Ankara has denounced Israel’s latest strikes connected Gaza arsenic “another warfare crime”.

“Press state and quality values person erstwhile again been targeted, nether the shadiness of genocide, amidst the anguished cries of the innocent,” Burhanettin Duran, caput of Turkey’s statesmanlike communications directorate, said successful a station connected X.

“Israel, which continues its atrocities without respect for immoderate humanitarian oregon ineligible principles, is nether the illusion that it tin forestall the information from being revealed done its systematic attacks connected journalists.”

UN envoy Francesca Albanese

“Rescuers killed successful enactment of duty. Scenes similar this unfold each infinitesimal successful Gaza, often unseen, mostly undocumented,” said Albanese – the UN peculiar rapporteur connected the occupied Palestinian territories – successful a station connected X.

“I beg states: however overmuch much indispensable beryllium witnessed earlier you enactment to halt this carnage? Break the blockade. Impose an Arms Embargo. Impose Sanctions,” she wrote.

United Nations

“The sidesplitting of journalists successful Gaza should daze the satellite – not into stunned soundlessness but into action, demanding accountability and justice,” UN rights bureau spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani said successful a statement, insisting: “Journalists are not a target. Hospitals are not a target.”

UNRWA main Philippe Lazzarini

Lazzarini has called for contiguous extortion for journalists, wellness professionals and assistance workers successful Gaza aft the latest deadly infirmary strike.

In a station connected X, Lazzarini expressed daze astatine what helium called the “silencing [of] the past remaining voices reporting astir children dying silently and famine” successful Gaza.

He urged contiguous enactment to extremity the famine by lifting restrictions connected assistance entering the enclave and ensuring extortion for reporters and humanitarian and wellness workers.

“Time for governmental will,” helium wrote. “Not tomorrow, now.”