![A funeral ceremony is being held in the courtyard of Nasser Hospital for Reuters photojournalist Hossam al-Masri, Al Jazeera cameraman Mohammed Salameh, journalist Maryam Abu Deqqa, who worked with several media outlets including Independent Arabia and AP, and NBC News journalist Moaz Abu Taha, all of whom were killed in an Israeli attack on the hospital in Khan Yunis, Gaza on August 25, 2025. [Abed Rahim Khatib - Anadolu Agency]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/AA-20250825-38920567-38920560-FAREWELL_CEREMONY_HELD_FOR_FOUR_JOURNALISTS_KILLED_IN_ISRAELI_ATTACK_IN_KHAN_YUNIS-1.jpg)
The Associated Press and Reuters on Tuesday demanded accountability from the Israeli army over a deadly airstrike on a hospital in southern Gaza that killed 20 people, among them five journalists, including three working for the two news agencies, Anadolu reports. In a joint letter to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and senior officials, AP Executive Editor Julie Pace and Reuters Editor-in-Chief Alessandra Galloni said they were “outraged” that independent journalists were among those killed in Monday’s strike on the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis, a civilian facility protected under international law. “Freelance visual journalists Mariam Abu Dagga and Moaz Abu Taha had worked for AP and Reuters, respectively, as well as other outlets during the war. Cameraman Hussam al-Masri, […]
