Israeli airstrikes on Mustafa Hafez School western Gaza City has claimed the life of Palestinain journalist Hamza Murtaja.
He is the brother of renowned journalist Yaser Murtaja, the first journalist killed by Israeli forces during the Great March of Return in 2018.
Yaser was fatally sniped while covering the peaceful protests near the border with the occupied territories. He was shot in the abdomen while wearing a vest clearly marked “PRESS.”
The violent airstrike on Mustafa Hafez School sheltering more than 700 displaced people, has resulted in over 20 fatalities, most of whom were found torn apart, women and children were found without heads, in addition to dozens of injuries.
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Despite shortages of equipment and fuel, Gaza’s civil defense teams continue to tirelessly recover bodies from the rubble with their hands following an Israeli airstrike that struck a school sheltering hundreds of displaced Palestinians this morning.
The attack targeted an entire building in the school at a time when there was a recreational event for children inside.
Most of the victims were women and children, and the number is expected to rise as the recovery operations continue, Civil Defence team said, adding thay some of the victims’ bodies have not been identified because they are too fragmented.
Hamza’s death has brought the total number of journalists killed by Israeli forces since October 7 of last year to 170, marking the deadliest toll in modern warfare for journalists.
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