LONDON: Media watchdog Committee to Protect Journalists called on Israeli authorities to investigate the killing of Palestinian journalist Mohammad El-Salhi, the organization said on Saturday.
“We urge the Israel Defense Forces to thoroughly investigate the killing of Palestinian journalist Mohammad El-Salhi, identify those responsible for the shooting, and hold them to account,” said Sherif Mansour, CPJ’s Middle East and North Africa program coordinator. “Israel’s army must take all necessary measures to ensure the safety of journalists covering the Israel-Gaza conflict.”
El-Salhi, a freelance journalist, was covering the conflict and was shot dead near Al-Bureij refugee camp in Gaza, the authority’s official news agency Wafa announced.
Reports also showed that at least two other journalists from Palestine were killed in the attacks.
The attacks, launched by the Hamas militant group in the early hours on Saturday morning, were the deadliest to Israel since the Yom Kippur War 50 years ago when Egypt and Syria launched a surprise attack.
Israeli TV reports have put the Israeli death toll from the Hamas attack at 500-600, with more than 2,000 wounded.
