Israeli Military Attack on Gaza Condemned, Resulting in At Least 9 Deaths, Including Women and Children Journalists
[Global Times Special Correspondent Ywen] According to a report by AFP, health officials in the Gaza Strip stated that the Israeli military launched attacks on multiple locations in Gaza on the 20th, resulting in at least 9 deaths, including women, children, and 1 journalist. The Palestinian Journalists Association condemned the Israeli military's attack on journalists and urged Israeli leaders to take responsibility for it.
On the same day, the Israeli military conducted airstrikes on the Al-Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza, resulting in 3 deaths and multiple injuries, including Al Jazeera journalist Ahmad Visha. Al Jazeera subsequently issued a statement, calling the Israeli military's actions "a heinous crime" and condemning the attack as a "deliberate killing" of journalists.
The Israeli military, in a statement, claimed that Visha was a "sniper" for the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) and was killed in this "precision strike." However, the Israeli military did not provide any evidence to support this claim. Reports indicate that Visha's brother, Muhammad, who was also a journalist for Al Jazeera, was killed in an Israeli military attack in April of this year.
The Palestinian Journalists Association urged Israeli leaders to take responsibility for the military's repeated attacks on journalists. Since the outbreak of the latest round of Israeli-Palestinian conflict in October 2023, nearly 300 Palestinian journalists have been killed in attacks. Additionally, according to data released by the health department in Gaza on the 18th, since the first phase of the ceasefire agreement took effect in October 2025, Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip have resulted in 1,007 deaths and 3,165 injuries.
Israeli military conducted airstrikes in the Gaza Strip on October 20, 2023, resulting in at least 9 fatalities, including women, children, and a journalist. The airstrike targeted the Bureij Refugee Camp, where casualties were reported. The Palestinian Journalists Association condemned the attack, calling it a deliberate act against journalists. Since the recent escalation of conflict, nearly 300 Palestinian journalists have been killed.
- Israeli military airstrikes on Gaza resulted in at least 9 deaths.
- Victims included women, children, and a journalist.
- The Palestinian Journalists Association condemned the attack on the journalist.
- The airstrike occurred in the Bureij Refugee Camp.
- Since the conflict escalation in October 2023, nearly 300 Palestinian journalists have died.