Journalist, family killed in Israeli airstrike in Gaza; toll hits 209
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Palestinian journalist Mohammed al-Bardaweel and his family were killed in an Israeli assault on their home in Khan Younis.
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Relatives and friends mourn over the bodies of five Palestinian journalists who were killed by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City at the Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, on December 2024 (AP)
One more Palestinian journalist and his entire family were slain in an Israeli bombardment in the southern Gaza Strip, as "Israel's" genocidal campaign continues in Gaza.
On Tuesday, Al-Aqsa local radio stated that journalist Mohammed al-Bardaweel and his family were killed in an attack on their home in Khan Younis.
"The criminal Israeli occupation army, by targeting Palestinian journalists, is desperately trying to silence the Palestinian narrative and obscure the truth," the local radio said in a statement.
The Gaza-based Government Media Office denounced the killing of the journalist and his family, urging the international community, particularly global press organizations, to condemn the targeting of Palestinian journalists and seek legal redress in international tribunals.
The murder of al-Bardaweel brings the total number of Palestinian journalists killed in the war on Gaza since October 7, 2023, to 209, according to the media office.
If not from direct bombing, then from fear of it
Meanwhile, social media users mourned journalist Haya Murtaja, who died after her heart stopped beating due to fear from the intense bombing sounds a few days ago. Murtaja left behind two young daughters. Local Palestinian sources confirmed her martyrdom in the Gaza Strip.
تاركة طفلتيها شام ومريم.. مصادر محلية: استشهاد الإعلامية هيا مرتجى بعد توقف قلبها قبل أيام نتيجة شدة أصوات القصف القريب منها في غزة pic.twitter.com/0SxyBDPA5A
— القسطل الإخباري (@AlQastalps) April 1, 2025
In ten days, 'Israel' killed 322 children
In a related context, at least 322 children have been killed and 609 have been injured in the Gaza Strip in the last ten days following the breakdown of the ceasefire in Gaza, the UN children's fund (UNICEF) announced on Monday.
"The ceasefire in Gaza provided a desperately needed lifeline for Gaza's children and hope for a path to recovery," UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell stated.
"Children have again been plunged into a cycle of deadly violence and deprivation. All parties must adhere to their obligations under international humanitarian law to protect children," she stated.
According to UNICEF, the majority of the children killed were homeless and were living in improvised tents or destroyed houses.
The agency also said that children were among those killed and injured when the surgical section of Al-Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza was bombed on March 23.
