Israel Kills Gaza Journalist Number 159

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July 13, 2024

CROSSFIREARABIA – Gaza’s Mohammad Abu Ermana is the latest journalist to be killed in the Mawasi displaced camp outside Khan Younis.

He becomes journalist number 159 to be killed by the Israeli army since 7 October 2023.

His latest death is trending on social media. He is among other 71 Palestinian who were killed in Al Mawasi, not to say anything about the 289 others injured.

Tags include #IsraeliNewNazism #StopArmingIsrael #GazaHolocasut #GenocideJoe #GazaGenocide #Gaza #Israel #IsraeliTerrorists #Palestine.

Amongst those killed today, in the Mawasi displaced camp in #Gaza, is #Palestinian journalist Mohammad Abu Ermana.
His death brings to 159 journalists killed by the #US-backed terror entity, otherwise know as #Israel since October 2023 pic.twitter.com/PgQZA6vTTf
— Hala Jaber (@HalaJaber) July 13, 2024

The death of the latest journalist to have been killed is related to another claim the Israeli army is making through the Israeli daily Hayom which reported and without giving any evidence, that the main goal of the airstrike on Al Mawasi was to eliminate Mohammed Deif, commander-in-chief of the Al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas’ armed wing as reported in Anadolu.

The Gaza government said Saturday that Israel is “spreading fake news” about targeting Hamas leaders to divert attention from its deadly attack on displaced Palestinians’ tents in Al-Mawasi in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, the Turkish news agency reported.

Israel has practiced “a policy of deception repeatedly since the start of its offensive, in an attempt to cover up its failures and crimes against civilians and the displaced, especially among children and women,” the Gaza Media Office said in a statement.

This is how one Palestinian put it: “They [Israel] bombed us while praying, they bombed us while eating, they bombed us while fetching water, they bombed us while waiting in line for the bathroom, they bombed us while fleeing, they bombed us while seeking shade from the sun, and they bombed us while searching for a bag of flour.

They keep bombing us, over and over again; and each time they do, the world gets more accustomed to the idea of our death, and we become as though we are ‘nothing’.”

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Dr. Marwan Asmar holds a PhD from Leeds University and is a freelance writer specializing on the Middle East. He has worked as a journalist since the early 1990s in Jordan and the Gulf countries, and been widely published, including at Albawaba, Gulf News, Al Ghad, World Press Review and others.

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Palestinian Journalists Under Attack – 55 Israeli Violations in May

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June 9, 2026

The Palestinian Journalists Association (PJA) announced, Monday, it documented 55 violations by Israeli occupation soldiers against Palestinian journalists in last May. It described such violations are part of a systematic policy to restrict and prevent West Bank and Gaza journalists to carry out their professional duties.

The PJA’s Freedoms Committee said in a press statement to Quds Press the Israeli occupation continues its violations against journalists and media workers to limit their ability to report the truth and document attacks and violations against Palestinians.

The documented violations during May included two injuries from live ammunition while covering events in the field, two arbitrary arrests, and 30 cases of detention and prevention from working and covering events.

The committee also recorded five cases of direct gunfire directed at journalists, five attacks using tear gas and stun grenades, in addition to two cases of confiscation of journalistic equipment and two cases of physical assault on journalists.

The violations include two cases of journalists being barred from covering news at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, one of a media outlet being raided and shut down, another of a journalist being brought before a court and three cases of journalists summoned and interrogated.

The committee affirmed that these practices constitute a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law, the Geneva Conventions, and international covenants on freedom of opinion and expression, which stipulate the protection of journalists while performing their professional duties in conflict zones.

It added that the escalating targeting of journalists reflects a systematic approach aimed at restricting media coverage and preventing the dissemination of information about the reality and violations suffered by the Palestinian people. The committee noted that the occupation continues to use various means to suppress media work and obstruct the public’s access to information.

The Committee for Freedoms called on international human rights and media organizations, as well as the United Nations, to uphold their legal and moral responsibilities, pressure the occupation authorities to cease their ongoing violations against Palestinian journalists, hold those responsible accountable, and provide the necessary protection for media workers.

The PJA announced last May it documented nearly 300 Israeli crimes, violations, and attacks against Palestinian journalists since the beginning of 2026 and the trend is set to continue judging from the scale of esclation against media workers.

The press association indicated at the time the number of journalists killed reached 262 since the outbreak of the war on the Gaza Strip in October 2023, including 261 journalists murdered in the Gaza Strip, in addition to six journalists killed since the beginning of 2026.

This comes at a time when Israeli attacks against Palestinians continue in various areas, amid increasing complaints about the targeting of journalists, the obstruction of their work, and the prevention of their coverage of events on the ground and their reporting to the public.

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