BREAKING: Israeli forces shoot journalist covering Gaza protests

Less than an hour after Israeli forces called for journalists to evacuate from the protest area near Malaka-Karni in the northeastern Gaza Strip, at least three journalists were injured, including one by gunshot, an MEE correspondent on the scene said.

According to the correspondent, journalist Yasser Murtaja was shot in the abdomen. Meanwhile, Sabr Nour al-Dinwas reportedly wounded by a tear gas canister that hit him in the abdomen, and Palestine TV correspondent Islam al-Zanoun suffered from excessive tear gas inhalation.

An Israeli army spokesperson told MEE they were not aware of the incidents.