Number of Journalist Martyrs in the Gaza Strip has Reached 219

TEHRAN (Defapress) - According to Al-Mayadeen, the state media office in Gaza announced that the number of journalist martyrs has increased to 219 since the beginning of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip.

With the martyrdom of journalists Abdulrahman al-Abadlah and Fatima Hassouna, who were martyred along with 10 of their relatives in the attack on the Taffah area in eastern Gaza, the number of journalist martyrs increased.

The media office in Gaza stated in a statement that journalist  Abdulrahman al-Abadlah had previously collaborated with the "Al-Nahar" news agency and a number of media institutions.

Also, martyred journalist Fatima Hassouna worked on the platforms of "Untold Palestine" and the "Mondoweiss" website.

The media office in Gaza also strongly condemned the deliberate targeting of journalists and held the Zionist occupiers, the US government, and the governments of the UK, France, and Germany responsible for the crimes against journalists.

The International Federation of Journalists, the Arab Journalists Union, and all press institutions also issued a statement calling for immediate action to hold the occupiers accountable in international courts and to stop the mass killings of journalists.