{"id":12877,"date":"2025-08-25T12:31:27","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T12:31:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/?p=12877"},"modified":"2025-08-25T12:30:49","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T12:30:49","slug":"four-journalists-among-15-killed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/index.php\/2025\/08\/25\/four-journalists-among-15-killed\/","title":{"rendered":"Four Journalists Among 15 Killed in Israeli Strike on Gaza Hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"209\" data-end=\"442\">At least 15 people, including four journalists working with international media outlets, have been killed in an Israeli airstrike on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adomonline.com\/four-journalists-among-15-killed-in-israeli-strike-on-hospital-gaza-officials\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong data-start=\"342\" data-end=\"361\">Nasser Hospital<\/strong><\/a> in the southern Gaza Strip, according to officials in the Hamas-run territory.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"444\" data-end=\"686\">Among the victims were a <strong data-start=\"469\" data-end=\"490\">Reuters cameraman<\/strong>, a <strong data-start=\"494\" data-end=\"548\">freelance journalist for the Associated Press (AP)<\/strong>, and a journalist reportedly working with <strong data-start=\"591\" data-end=\"605\">Al Jazeera<\/strong>. The fourth journalist has been identified as photographer <strong data-start=\"665\" data-end=\"683\">Muath Abu Taha<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_81 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/index.php\/2025\/08\/25\/four-journalists-among-15-killed\/#Details_of_the_Attack\" >Details of the Attack<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/index.php\/2025\/08\/25\/four-journalists-among-15-killed\/#Journalists_Killed\" >Journalists Killed<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/index.php\/2025\/08\/25\/four-journalists-among-15-killed\/#Rising_Toll_on_Journalists\" >Rising Toll on Journalists<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/index.php\/2025\/08\/25\/four-journalists-among-15-killed\/#Broader_Conflict\" >Broader Conflict<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3 data-start=\"688\" data-end=\"715\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Details_of_the_Attack\"><\/span>Details of the Attack<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"716\" data-end=\"894\">The Hamas-run Civil Defence said several people were killed in an initial strike, with more deaths recorded when a second missile hit as rescuers were attending to the wounded.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"896\" data-end=\"1066\">The Israeli military confirmed it carried out the strike, but insisted that it \u201cdoes not target journalists as such,\u201d and added that an investigation had been launched.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1068\" data-end=\"1362\">Footage from the scene showed chaos inside and outside the hospital. A doctor was seen holding up bloodied clothing from victims of the first strike when a second blast sent people fleeing. Thick smoke, shattered glass, and frantic screams filled the hospital grounds as ambulances rushed in.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1364\" data-end=\"1388\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Journalists_Killed\"><\/span>Journalists Killed<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul data-start=\"1389\" data-end=\"1577\">\n<li data-start=\"1389\" data-end=\"1430\">\n<p data-start=\"1391\" data-end=\"1430\"><strong data-start=\"1391\" data-end=\"1409\">Husam al-Masri<\/strong>, Reuters cameraman<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1431\" data-end=\"1476\">\n<p data-start=\"1433\" data-end=\"1476\"><strong data-start=\"1433\" data-end=\"1449\">Mariam Dagga<\/strong>, AP freelance journalist<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1477\" data-end=\"1540\">\n<p data-start=\"1479\" data-end=\"1540\"><strong data-start=\"1479\" data-end=\"1499\">Mohammed Salameh<\/strong>, journalist reportedly with Al Jazeera<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1541\" data-end=\"1577\">\n<p data-start=\"1543\" data-end=\"1577\"><strong data-start=\"1543\" data-end=\"1561\">Muath Abu Taha<\/strong>, photographer<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1579\" data-end=\"1734\">AP said it was \u201cshocked and saddened\u201d by the death of <strong data-start=\"1633\" data-end=\"1661\">33-year-old Mariam Dagga<\/strong>, while Reuters confirmed the loss of its staff member, Husam al-Masri.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1736\" data-end=\"1768\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rising_Toll_on_Journalists\"><\/span>Rising Toll on Journalists<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1769\" data-end=\"2005\">The Civil Defence confirmed that one of its members also died in the strike. This attack comes just two weeks after six journalists, including four from Al Jazeera, were killed in an Israeli strike near Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2007\" data-end=\"2117\">The <strong data-start=\"2011\" data-end=\"2037\">UN Human Rights Office<\/strong> previously condemned such attacks as a <strong data-start=\"2077\" data-end=\"2114\">grave breach of international law<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2119\" data-end=\"2325\">The <strong data-start=\"2123\" data-end=\"2165\">Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)<\/strong> has also criticized Israel, saying the country has failed to provide evidence to support its claims that some slain journalists were part of militant groups.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"2327\" data-end=\"2349\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Broader_Conflict\"><\/span>Broader Conflict<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2350\" data-end=\"2627\">According to Gaza\u2019s health ministry, which the UN considers reliable, more than <strong data-start=\"2430\" data-end=\"2453\">62,686 Palestinians<\/strong> have been killed since Israel\u2019s offensive began in response to the <strong data-start=\"2521\" data-end=\"2557\">October 7, 2023 Hamas-led attack<\/strong> that left around <strong data-start=\"2575\" data-end=\"2598\">1,200 Israelis dead<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"2603\" data-end=\"2624\">251 taken hostage<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2629\" data-end=\"2744\">The latest strike brings the estimated number of journalists killed in Gaza since the war began to <strong data-start=\"2728\" data-end=\"2741\">about 200<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2629\" data-end=\"2744\">\n<p data-start=\"2629\" data-end=\"2744\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/\">Trendz Gh<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At least 15 people, including four journalists working with international media outlets, have been killed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12878,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12877","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world"],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1.png",626,482,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1-150x150.png",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1-300x231.png",300,231,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1.png",626,482,false],"large":["https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1.png",626,482,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1.png",626,482,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1.png",626,482,false],"chromenews-featured":["https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1.png",626,482,false],"chromenews-large":["https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1.png",626,482,false],"chromenews-medium":["https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1-590x410.png",590,410,true]},"author_info":{"display_name":"C.power","author_link":"https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/author\/alimasalifu94\/"},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/index.php\/category\/world\/\" rel=\"category tag\">World<\/a>","tag_info":"World","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12877","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12877"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12877\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12879,"href":"https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12877\/revisions\/12879"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12878"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12877"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12877"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12877"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}