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Stephane Dujarric, the spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, has condemned the killing of five journalists in an Israeli airstrike on Gaza City on August 10.⁣ ⁣ ‘This latest killings highlight the extreme risks that journalists continue to face when covering this ongoing conflict,’ Stephane Dujarric has said.⁣ ⁣ He called for 'an independent and impartial investigation' into the incident, adding that at least 242 journalists have been killed in Gaza since the war began. ⁣ ⁣ Al Jazeera, in a statement, confirmed the deaths of journalists Anas Al-Sharif, Mohammed Qreiqeh, Ibrahim Zahir, Mohammed Noufal, and Moamen Aliwa in the attack.⁣ ⁣ The IDF has admitted to targeting journalist Anas Al-Sharif, accusing him of ‘leading a Hamas cell’ and alleging it possessed evidence of his ‘involvement in terrorist activities’, including ‘promoting rocket fire against Israeli civilians’. Accusations that Al-Sharif had previously denied.⁣ ⁣ #israel #gaza #palestine #journalist #un #u...

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