The Government Media Office in Gaza announced on Sunday an increase in the number of journalist martyrs to 110 since the beginning of the genocidal war launched by "Israel" on the Gaza Strip after journalists Hamza Wael al-Dahdouh, Mustafa Thuraya, and Ali Salem Abu Ajwa were killed in Israeli airstrikes on the Strip.

Two journalists were killed today by "Israel" in the #Gaza Strip, raising the death toll of journalists killed by the occupation since October 7 to 109.

"Israel" continues to violate international laws through its aggressive actions in Gaza, indiscriminately targeting civilians,… pic.twitter.com/EZDX7yHNac

— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) January 7, 2024

Local sources reported that an Israeli drone launched a missile toward the vehicle that Hamza Wael al-Dahdouh (29 years old), the son of veteran war correspondent Wael al-Dahdouh, and Mustafa Thuraya were in, resulting in their martyrdom.

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Another individual was injured in the Israeli airstrike that targeted journalists in the al-Mawassi area west of the city of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip.

Journalist Wael Al Dahdouh casts a final gaze of farewell upon his son, the journalist Hamza. pic.twitter.com/o0XRfc1Jbx

— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) January 7, 2024

The Israelis murdered another journalist, Mustafa Thraya, who was covering their massacre in Rafah with Hamza Dahdouh! pic.twitter.com/9lAJApYqlE

— Warfare Analysis (@warfareanalysis) January 7, 2024

Later, in a separate strike, Ali Salem Abu Ajwa, another journalist, was martyred during the Israeli occupation’s bombing of Gaza City.

Photojournalist Ali Salem Abu Ajwa was killed by an Israeli airstrike today. 3 journalist have been killed so far today, bringing the total number of journalists murdered by the Israeli aggression to 110. pic.twitter.com/To56MQb3eY

— TIMES OF GAZA (@Timesofgaza) January 7, 2024

'Deliberate Zionist war crime'

In a statement, Hamas declared that the targeting of journalists Hamza al-Dahdouh and Mustafa Thuraya is a deliberate Zionist war crime, aiming to terrorize journalists and prevent them from conveying the truth and covering their humanitarian crimes in the Gaza Strip.

من مكان استهداف الاحتلال مركبة تقل صحفيين على طريق رفح جنوب قطاع #غزة pic.twitter.com/NA9cAkVTRS

— قناة فلسطين اليوم (@Paltodaytv) January 7, 2024

This comes as the occupation continues to target media and journalist crews in the Gaza Strip, in its ongoing attempts to obscure facts, conceal the truth, and prevent the reporting and documentation of its aggression and massacres.

Journalists in the Gaza Strip face significant risks, particularly as they attempt to cover the events of the ongoing aggression, Israeli airstrikes, communication cuts, shortage of supplies, and widespread power outages.