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TEHRAN, May 16 - At least nine journalists have been injured reporting from Gaza during Monday’s “massacre,” bringing the total number of reporters wounded by IDF gunfire so far to more than 20, in addition to two fatalities.
TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) - The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) list eight journalists who were injured while covering Monday’s protest in Gaza during the US embassy inauguration in Jerusalem. It cites reports from the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate, social media and local news outlets.
The International Federation of Journalists estimates the figure to be as high as 13.The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) list eight journalists who were injured while covering Monday’s protest in Gaza during the US embassy inauguration in Jerusalem.
It cites reports from the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate, social media and local news outlets. The International Federation of Journalists estimates the figure to be as high as 13.
Among those injured by Israeli gunfire are photojournalist Omar Hamdan, Al Jazeera journalist Wael Dahdouh, journalist Farhan Hashem Abu Hadayd, local reporter Abdullah al-Shorbagi, cameraman Mohammed Abu Dahrouj, community radio reporter Nihad Fuadand and Yasser Qdeih.
Qdeih was critically wounded and remains in intensive care after undergoing surgery in East Jerusalem on Tuesday. Also injured were Itehad cameraman Mohammed al-Duwaik and AJ correspondent
Hoda Abdel Hamid, who was reportedly hospitalized after an Israeli drone targeted a group of journalists with a tear gas canister.
According to the CPJ, at least 23 journalists have been struck by live rounds fired by Israeli Defence Forces since the weekly protests in Gaza began on March 30. This number includes the two who later died from their injuries, but does not account for the journalists injured by physical assault, tear gas canisters or shrapnel.
On Monday, tens of thousands of Palestinians rallied near Israel's border fence to protest a blockade of their territory and the move of the US Embassy from Tel Aviv to al-Quds that day.
The Gaza Health Ministry said about 60 Palestinian were killed and more than 2,700 others injured Monday, including 1,360 by live fire. Of the wounded, 130 are in serious or critical condition.
It was the deadliest day in Gaza since a 2014 cross-border war.
Source: RT
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