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Al Jazeera accuses Israel of ‘targeting’ two of its reporters slain in Gaza
Al Jazeera journalist Wael Dahdouh holds the hand of his son Hamza, who also worked for Al Jazeera and who was killed in a purported Israeli airstrike in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Jan. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Hatem Ali)
Al Jazeera condemns the killing and “targeting” of Palestinian journalists in Gaza after two reporters working for the Qatar-based television reportedly died in a strike on their car.
Hamza Wael Dahdouh, the son of its Gaza corresponent Wael Al-Dahdouh, and Mustafa Thuria, a video stringer for AFP who was working for Al Jazeera, both died in the strike in Rafah.
“Al Jazeera Media Network strongly condemns the Israeli occupation forces’ targeting of Palestinian journalists’ car,” the company says in a statement, accusing Israel of “violating the principles of freedom of the press.”
The IDF has denied that it targets civilians and did not immediately comment on the incident.
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