Israel confirms strike on marked press vehicle in Gaza
The Israeli army has confirmed that it carried out "a precise strike" on a press vehicle in Gaza and killed five Al-Quds Today journalists.
The military said the strike targeted a "terrorist cell inside in the area of Nuseirat" and the individuals were linked to the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement but provided no evidence to back up its claims.
The journalists were reportedly sleeping in the van in front of the al-Awda Hospital in the Nusierat refugee camp when the air strike occurred in the early hours of this morning.
The Palestinian TV channel identified the five journalists as Faisal Abu al-Qumsan, Ayman al-Jadi, Ibrahim al-Sheikh Khalil, Fadi Hassouna and Mohammed al-Ladaa.
They were killed "while performing their journalistic and humanitarian duty", the outlet's statement said.
"We affirm our commitment to continue our resistant media message," it said.
Five media workers lost their lives in an Israeli airstrike that targeted a bus for the press in front of Al-Awda Hospital in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip, they are:
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) December 26, 2024
Fadi Hassouna
Ibrahim Al-Sheikh Ali
Mohammed Al-Ladah
Faisal Abu Al-Qumsan
Ayman Al-Jadi pic.twitter.com/uy5DosZIcI