Gaza, MINA – Another journalist was killed by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip on Monday, bringing the total number of media persons’ deaths to 151 since October 7 of last year, local authorities said, Anadolu Agency reports.
In a statement, the Gaza Government Media Office identified the victim as Mahmoud Qasem, who worked for a local news website.
The statement, however, did not elaborate on how or where he was killed.
On May 24, the Paris-based Reporters Without Borders said it had filed its third complaint with the International Criminal Court regarding Israeli war crimes against journalists.
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Israel has faced international condemnation amid its continued brutal offensive on Gaza since October 7, 2023 despite a UN Security Council resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire.
More than 37,300 Palestinians have since been killed in Gaza, most of them women and children, and more than 85,000 others injured, according to local health authorities. (T/RE1/P2)
Mi’raj News Agency (MINA)
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