Israeli air strikes kill journalists at Nasser Hospital in Gaza - who were they?

According to health officials, Israeli air strikes killed five journalists in a hospital in southern Gaza. Among them was Mariam Dagga, a 33-year-old visual journalist who recently reported to the Associated Press about malnourished children treated in the same hospital. Dagga, which was freelance for AP and other outlets during the conflict, was remembered by the organization in a statement that expressed deeply and sadness about her death and the loss of the other journalists. Look: Warning! Graphic content According to medical officials, two air strikes quickly followed up Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis. Videos of the scene show journalists and rescue workers who respond to the first explosion when a second, much larger explosion hit an outdoor staircase used regularly by members of the press. Zaher Al-Waheidi, head of the record department of the Ministry of Health, reported that 20 people were killed in total. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office described the incident as a ‘tragic accident’ and said the army was investigating the strike. “Israel appreciates the work of journalists, medical staff and all civilians,” his office said in a statement journalists in Gaza, many journalists working in Gaza have the same struggle to find food for themselves and their families as the people they cover. The 13-year-old boy of marijuana was evacuated from Gaza earlier in the war, and she was displaced several times. Al Jazeera confirmed that journalist Mohammed Salama was also among those killed in the Nasser strikes. Middle East Eye, a media outlet in the UK, said Salama also contributed to its coverage. Reuters reported that his contractor cameraman, Hussam Al-Masri and Moaz Abu Taha, a freelance who worked occasionally for the organization, were killed. The agency’s contractor photographer, Hatem Khaled, was wounded. A combination picture shows the journalists killed on August 25, 2025 at Nasser Hospital at Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza Strip: (LR) Hussam Al-Masri, a contractor for Reuters, in Nasser Hospital, in Khan Younis, Southern Gaza Strip, August 7, 2024; Mariam Abu Dagga, who said the Associated Press, posed freelance for the agency and a photo in an undated handout; Moaz Abu Taha, a freelance journalist who worked with several news organizations, including sometimes contributing to Reuters, who posed in an undated handout at Nasser Hospital; Mohammed Salama, who said Al Jazeera, Qatar, worked for the broadcaster and posed in an undated handout; and Ahmed Abu Aziz, take a selfie in an undated social media image obtained by Reuters. Credit: Reuters/Stringer (L); Handout pieces via Reuters (2nd l-2nd R); Ahmed Abu Aziz via Facebook via Reuters (R) This image was provided by a third party. No resale. No archives. According to the Ministry of Health, Al-Waheidi official, the compulsory credit Ahmad Abu Aziz also died. He worked as a freelance for the Middle East eye, the organization said, as reported by AP. Dagga regularly based herself on Nasser, and recently reported on the fight of the hospital to save children from hunger, including making a series of sloping images. Independent Arabia, the Arabic language version of the British Independent, said marijuana also worked with the organization. She regularly shared short, gloomy Facebook posts, and reflects on her life in Gaza. In one of her last, on Sunday, she wrote: “If you see the ground the most precious thing you have, you will first realize how trivial life is.” Rising fear of journalists in Gaza Thibaut Bruttin, Director -General of Reporters Without Borders, said that advocates for freedom of press have never seen such a serious setback for the safety of journalists. He pointed out that reporters were not only killed in indiscriminate attacks, but also in targeted strikes that the Israeli army acknowledged that he led. “They are doing everything in their power to silence independent voices trying to report on Gaza,” Bruttin said. According to the committee to protect journalists (CPJ), the deadliest day for journalists in the Gaza war took place two weeks ago, when six journalists were killed, including the correspondent of Al Jazeera, Anas al-Sharif. With Monday’s hospital strike, Al Jazeera reported that 10 of his journalists have died in Gaza since the war. In response, Reporters Without Borders asked an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council to address what it described as Israel’s failure to maintain a UN resolution that protects independent journalists during armed conflicts. The Foreign Press Association, which requested Israel’s Supreme Court on Israel’s decision to prevent journalists from gaining access to Gaza, made an emotional plea on Monday. They do everything in their power to quietly silence independent voices that are trying to report on Gaza. “Too many journalists in Gaza were killed by Israel without justification,” the organization said in a statement. “It must be a watershed moment. We appeal to international leaders: do everything in your power to protect our colleagues. We can’t do it ourselves. ‘