One Journalist Killed In Israeli Attack On Gaza

Photo Illustration: Antara

JAKARTA - A Palestinian journalist was killed in Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip. According to the media office's statement, Israeli soldiers killed Abdullah Shakshak, who worked for several Arab media. The incident adds to the list of journalists who died since October 7 last year, to 173 people.

According to a media office in Gaza on Sunday, September 15, as reported by Antara, Monday, September 16, the statement condemned Israel's actions targeting Palestinian journalists and called on the international community to hold the Israeli government accountable for "crime against journalists."

The statement also urged the international community, international organizations, and organizations concerned with the media industry and journalism to "block the occupation (Israel's government), prosecute it in an international court for its ongoing crimes, and pressure it to stop genocide and the killing of Palestinian journalists."

Israel has continued its brutal attacks on Gaza since the Hamas attack last October, despite UN Security Council resolutions demanding an emergency ceasefire.

More than 41,200 people, mostly women and children, have since been killed and more than 95,300 injured, according to local health authorities.

The Israeli attack has left nearly the entire population of the region displaced amid ongoing blockades that cause scarcity of food, clean water, and medicines.

Israel faces allegations of genocide over its actions in Gaza at the International Court.