Five of its journalists were murdered in an Israeli strike in the central Gaza Strip, according to a Palestinian TV broadcaster.
In the central Nuseirat refugee camp, they were in a Quds Today vehicle parked outside al-Awda hospital, where one of the journalists’ wives was set to give birth.
A video of what appeared to be the flaming car with “press” signs on the rear doors was uploaded by the station.
“Islamic Jihad operatives posing as journalists” were the target of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), which said precautions were made to prevent civilian casualties.
The reports left the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) “devastated.”
“Journalists are civilians and must always be protected,” it read.
