Another Palestinian journalist killed in Israeli attack in Gaza, death toll rises to 169

By Anadolu staff

GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) - Another Palestinian journalist was killed in an Israeli attack in the southern Gaza Strip, bringing the total number of members of the press killed to 169 since last Oct. 7, local authorities said on Monday.

Gaza’s government media office identified the new victim as Ibrahim Marwan Muharab, who was killed by Israeli fire while covering a military operation in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip.

Israel has continued its brutal offensive on the Gaza Strip since Oct. 7, 2023 following a Hamas attack despite a UN Security Council resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire.

The Israeli onslaught has since killed over 40,130 Palestinians, mostly women and children, and injured more than 92,740, according to local health authorities.

More than 10 months into the Israeli onslaught, vast tracts of Gaza lie in ruins amid a crippling blockade of food, clean water, and medicine.

Israel is accused of genocide at the International Court of Justice, which ordered it to immediately halt its military operation in the southern city of Rafah, where more than 1 million Palestinians had sought refuge from the war before it was invaded on May 6.

*Writing by Mohammad Sio in Istanbul