Overview

• Hospital and Gaza health officials reported 19 to 20 fatalities after two blasts hit the Khan Yunis complex, with eyewitnesses describing a second strike as rescuers arrived.
• AP and Reuters confirmed the deaths of freelancers Mariam Dagga and Hussam al-Masri, while Al Jazeera named cameraman Mohammed Salam; local reports also cited Moaz Abu Taha and Ahmed Abu Aziz.
• Israel’s military acknowledged an attack in the Nasser Hospital area, said journalists are not targeted as such, and noted Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir ordered a fast preliminary investigation.
• Press bodies and officials, including Germany’s government, the Foreign Press Association and WHO, demanded transparent accountability and stronger protection for reporters and medical staff.
• The incident reinforces a deadly pattern for media workers in the Gaza war, with CPJ counting nearly 200 journalists killed since October 2023 and access for foreign media tightly restricted.