An Israeli tank deliberately fired on a group of identifiable journalists. Ibrahim Muhareb was killed and Salma al-Qaddoumi wounded. RSF denounces the Israeli army’s targeting of journalists https://rsf.org/en/israeli-tank-targets-group-reporters-gaza-killing-one-and-wounding-another

RSF_en Partager facebook twitter linkedin Email Freelance reporter Ibrahim Muhareb was killed and his colleague Salma al-Qaddoumi was wounded when an Israeli tank deliberately fired on a group of identifiable journalists, according to witnesses and video footage. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns the targeting of media personnel and reiterates its urgent call for journalists in Gaza to be protected.

Ibrahim Muhareb and Salma al-Qaddoumi were part of a group of journalists who went to Khan Yunis in the centre of the Gaza Strip on 18 August to cover an Israeli withdrawal. At around 7 p.m., an Israeli tank opened fire on the group, hitting two of them, according to the information obtained by RSF. Al-Qaddoumi managed to escape, despite sustaining an injury to her back, and survived. But Muhareb was felled by the tank’s fire and could not be evacuated because the gunfire continued. Colleagues found his dead body the next morning.

Video filmed by photo-journalist Ezzedine Muasher and posted on his Instagram account shows a tank approaching at the end of a street opposite the group. The tank then opened fire, as Muasher and a group of fellow journalists – all wearing vests bearing the word “PRESS” – began running for cover. In the video, Muasher asks where Muhareb is. “It’s a miracle we survived,” he says.