5 Journalists Killed — Along With 16 Others — By Israeli ‘Double-Tap’ Bombing of Gaza Hospital

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Five journalists representing outlets including Reuters, the Associated Press, and Al Jazeera were killed in multiple Israeli strikes on a hospital in Gaza on Monday.

The five journalists covering the ongoing Israel-Hamas war were among the more than 19 killed in the hospital blast, including paramedics who had apparently responded to the scene of a previous bombing.

Graphic video posted to social media showed the second bomb strike the hospital as reporters and paramedics stood on the rubble left behind by the first blast. The Israeli journalist Yuval Abraham called the bombing a “double tap” strike.

The Washington Post reported on the timeline of the strikes:

The first strike hit around 10 a.m. local time, and the second 10 to 15 minutes later, said Khaled al-Ser, a surgeon at Nasser Hospital who was in the operating room when the attack happened.

Mariam Dagga, 33, a mom and visual journalist who freelanced for the AP, was killed in the strikes. The AP said it was “shocked and saddened” by news of Dagga’s death.

Dagga was remembered as a “true hero” by AP editor Abby Sewell:

Cameraman Hussam al-Masri, a Reuters contractor, was killed as he recorded video of the initial hospital blast. A colleague, Hatem Khaled, was wounded.

“We are devastated to learn of the death of Reuters contractor Hussam al-Masri and injuries to another of our contractors, Hatem Khaled, in Israeli strikes on the Nasser hospital in Gaza today,” a Reuters spokesperson said in a statement.

Mohammed Salam of Al Jazeera and photographer Muath Abu Taha were also killed.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office and the Israeli Defense Forces declined to comment on the strike when contacted by the AP.