Israel kills Middle East Eye journalists in double-tap strike on Gaza’s Nasser Hospital by Middle East Eye

Israeli forces killed Middle East Eye journalists Mohamed Salama and Ahmed Abu Aziz on Monday, in a double-tap strike on the Nasser Hospital in the southern Gaza Strip.

Israeli forces bombed the fourth floor of the facility at around 11am local time (09:00 BST), then moments later, according to videos seen by MEE, fired a second missile deliberately at reporters, bystanders and first responders who had gathered to help recover the dead and wounded.

… At least three other journalists were among the 19 Palestinians killed in the attack, including Mariam Dagga, a freelance reporter who worked with several media outlets including the Associated Press; Hussam al-Masri, a photojournalist with the Reuters news agency; and freelance reporter Moaz Abu Taha.

… David Hearst, the editor-in-chief of Middle East Eye, called Salama and Abu Aziz “exceptional journalists,” and said they were working in “near impossible conditions” before they were “murdered” by Israel. “Israel cannot hide the truth of the genocide it is waging in Gaza, so it is killing as many of those who record each strike as it can,” he said.