Three journalists working for Egyptian government aid committee said killed in central Gaza strike

The three people reportedly killed in an Israeli strike on a vehicle in the central Gaza Strip a short while ago are identified in Arabic media as photojournalists Abed Shaat and Anas Ghoneim and correspondent Muhammad Qashta, who had been moonlighting for an Egyptian governmental humanitarian agency.

There is no immediate comment from the IDF.

According to Arabic media, the three had been filming an encampment established in central Gaza’s al-Zahra area by the Egyptian Relief Committee in the Gaza Strip.

A source in the Egyptian committee is cited by Qatari-owned UK newspaper Al-Araby Al-Jadeed as confirming the reports and calling the strike a “dangerous precedent.”

The three were reportedly traveling in a jeep that belonged to the committee. Footage published by one Palestinian journalist indicated the jeep bore the committee’s insignia.

Qashta, who has been featured on Al Jazeera and other outlets during the war in Gaza, appears to have more recently created social media content for the Egyptian committee, including a video he published two days ago about the Zahra encampment.

#عاجل: اللجنة المصرية لإغاثة أهالي قطاع غزة:

الجيش الإسرائيلي يغتال ثلاثة صحفيين يعملون في اللجنة أثناء مهمة تصوير لمخيمات اللجنة بمنطقة نيتساريم وسط قطاع غزة بقصف سيارتهم .
وهم:

محمد صلاح قشطة
وعبد الرؤوف سمير شعت
وأنس غنيم. pic.twitter.com/5t2D8IKTx0

— برق نيوز (@barqnewskw) January 21, 2026