Toll of journalists killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza hits 228

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Gaza Government Media Office
30 Jun 2025 20:22
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The Government Media Office in Gaza mourns journalist Ismail Abu Hatab, who showcased the “catastrophic reality” in the besieged Palestinian territory.

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Mourners pray over the body of journalist Ahmad Mansur at Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on April 8, 2025 (AFP)

The number of martyred journalists in Gaza has risen to 228 since the beginning of the genocide, following the martyrdom of journalist Ismail Abu Hatab, the Government Media Office in the Palestinian enclave announced on Monday.

According to the statement, Abu Hatab worked with multiple media outlets and platforms and held several photographic exhibitions outside of Palestine, aimed at showcasing the “catastrophic reality” in the Gaza Strip.

The Government Media Office strongly condemned "Israel's" “systematic targeting, killing, and assassination of Palestinian journalists,” calling on the International Federation of Journalists, the Federation of Arab Journalists, and all press unions and media bodies worldwide to denounce these systematic crimes against journalists in Gaza.

The photographer and owner of the “Tent Gallery” in Los Angeles, @IsmailabuHatab was killed in an Israeli airstrike west of Gaza City today. A friend for over 10 years, he was truly exceptional in his work. Through his platform By Palestine and his exhibition Between the Sky and… pic.twitter.com/mEkPfVTl9O
— Yousef D. Hammash (@YousefHammash) June 30, 2025

'Israel', allies bear full responsibility

The Media Office held the Israeli occupation, the US administration, and the countries “complicit in the genocide," such as the United Kingdom, Germany, and France, fully responsible for committing these “heinous and brutal crimes.”

It urged the international community, global organizations, and all entities related to journalism and media to “condemn the occupation’s crimes, deter it, and pursue it in international courts.”

Urgent calls for protection of journalists in Gaza

The statement also called on these bodies to “exert serious and effective pressure to stop the genocide, protect journalists and media workers in Gaza, and put an end to their targeted killings and assassinations.”

Meanwhile, the Israeli occupation military intensified on Monday its assault on Gaza City in the northern part of the Strip, committing multiple massacres that left dozens of martyrs and wounded, including women and children.