5 Journalists Among Those Killed in Israel's Strike on Hospital in Gaza

Killed in Khan Younis, they were working for various international news organisations

- Matthew Mpoke Bigg

JERUSALEM - Five Palestinian journalists who worked for international news organisations were killed in the Gaza Strip on Aug 25, along with several others, in what local officials said was an Israeli strike on Nasser Hospital in the southern city of Khan Younis.

Several more people were also killed in the strike, according to Gaza Health Ministry officials.

Israel said it had carried out a strike in the area of the hospital, but did not identify the target. The Israeli military said in its statement that it "does not target journalists as such". At least 192 journalists have been killed since the start of the war, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the deaths were a "tragic mishap".

"Israel values the work of journalists, medical staff and all civilians," Mr Netanyahu said in a statement. "The military authorities are conducting a thorough investigation."

These are the journalists who were killed on Aug 25:

MARIAM DAGGA

A 33-year-old visual journalist, Ms Dagga was a freelancer for The Associated Press and other news outlets.

Ms Dagga's son had been evacuated from Gaza earlier in the war, the news agency said in a story.

Mr Jon Gambrell, a regional news director for the AP, said on social media that Ms Dagga had freelanced for the organisation since the start of the war in October 2023.