January 7th 2024.
Tragedy struck Gaza on Sunday when two Palestinian journalists were killed in an Israeli bombing on their car. Mustafa Thuraya, a video stringer for AFP news agency, and Hamza Wael Dahdouh, a journalist with Al Jazeera television network, were both killed in the attack in Khan Younis.
Graphic footage circulating on social media shows the aftermath of the attack. Hundreds of people can be seen surrounding the burnt out vehicle, where their bodies were. Hamza had recently posted on Instagram addressing his father, Wael Ahmed El-Madhoun - the Al Jazeera bureau chief in the Strip.
Mustafa Thurya was the second media worker killed in the bombing. The pair had been documenting the aftermath of overnight attacks on homes near the road that connects Khan Younis with Rafah.
The Gaza government’s media office condemned the killings, stressing that Israel aims to ‘intimidate journalists in a failed attempt to obscure the truth and prevent media coverage’. This is a developing news story and The Agency will be providing updates. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook for the latest news, or sign up for daily push alerts to get our articles sent straight to your device.
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