In a written statement made by Al-Awda Hospital in Gaza, it was reported that journalist Mutasem Garrab and four other people, including two children, lost their lives in the attacks carried out by Israeli warplanes on the Nusayrat Camp in Gaza City. In a statement made by the Gaza government media office on July 20, it was stated that the number of journalists martyred in the attacks carried out by the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023 had risen to 161. It was announced that with the death of journalist Garrab, the number of journalists who have lost their lives as a result of Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023 has reached 162.
In a previous statement, the media office emphasized that Israel’s deliberate targeting of journalists in Gaza aims to “silence the Palestinian voice, conceal the facts and prevent news from reaching the regional and international public.”
