Five Palestinian journalists were killed outside a hospital in the Gaza Strip in an Israeli air strike on Wednesday night, amid ceasefire efforts in West Asia.
After this claim by Gaza's Health Ministry, the Israeli army said on Thursday that it had carried out attacks targeting terrorists. Apart from this, 22 Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks across the Gaza region.
The journalist was working for the local Quds News Network
Israel also carried out air strikes in Lebanon's Baalbek region. The target of the Israeli attack was the Nusrat refugee camp. Five journalists were killed in an explosion in a car parked outside the Al-Awda hospital near the camp. The journalists were working for the local Quds News Network.
The Israeli military said it targeted a group of fighters from the Hamas-affiliated Islamic Jihad terror group, which started the war by attacking Israel on October 7, 2023. At the same time, the Committee to Protect Journalists says that more than 130 Palestinian journalists have been killed since the start of the war.
Civil Defence recovered the bodies of seven people killed in the school
According to Xinhua, 22 Palestinians were killed on Wednesday in Israeli attacks across Gaza, including the Al-Muhabban school refugee camp for displaced people in northern Gaza. The Civil Defense has recovered the bodies of seven people killed in the school, while 25 people were also injured in the attack. They have been admitted to local hospitals.
Israel attacks Houthi targets, three killed The Israeli military on Thursday attacked several targets belonging to the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, including Sanaa International Airport and three ports in the West Bank.
Two people killed in airport attacks
Houthi-run Al Masirah TV said two people were killed in the airport attacks, one person was killed in the port attacks, while 11 others were injured in the attacks. The Israeli military said it also attacked power stations in Hejaz and Ras Kanatib. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said after the attacks that Israel would continue its mission until it was completed.
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