Four journalists were killed in separate Israeli airstrikes on Gaza in recent days, raising the toll among journalists to 221 since the start of the Israeli offense on the Strip following Operation Al-Aqsa Flood.
Photojournalist Abdel Rahman Al-Abadleh was found dead under the rubble of his family's home in the town of Al-Qarara, east of Khan Younis in southern Gaza.
According to a family member who spoke to Al Manassa, contact with Al-Abadleh was lost following an airstrike that hit their home two days earlier. His body was recovered from the debris on Sunday.
In northern Gaza, photojournalist Aziz Al-Hijjar, his wife, and their children were killed in an airstrike targeting their home. A journalist on the scene told Al Manassa that Al-Hijjar, who contributed images to several media outlets, and his entire family have now been removed from the civil registry.
Meanwhile, journalist Nour Qandil, her husband, fellow journalist Khaled Abu Youssef, and their young daughter were killed when an Israeli missile struck a neighbor's home in western Deir al-Balah in central Gaza. A witness told Al Manassa the explosion destroyed several nearby houses, wiping out the family.
Nour was active in youth-led media initiatives before the war, one of her colleagues told Al Manassa. "She was deeply committed to supporting young journalists and promoting local storytelling," the colleague said.
The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate mourned the victims, stating that the number of journalists killed in Gaza since the Israeli offensive began has surpassed all precedents in modern history.
"This unprecedented toll reflects a systematic targeting of journalists and their families, with entire households erased," the union said.
The syndicate urged the International Criminal Court to issue arrest warrants against Israeli leaders responsible for the targeted killings of journalists and their families, describing the attacks as "a systematic targeting of journalists that constitutes a full-fledged war crime, requiring immediate prosecution before international justice."
Meanwhile, the Gaza health ministry announced the Indonesian hospital in northern Gaza to be out of service after Israeli occupation forces prevented medical teams, patients, and supplies from reaching the facility. This follows the earlier targeting of the Gaza European Hospital and surrounding areas in Khan Younis, which also rendered that hospital inoperable.
"All public hospitals in North Gaza governorate are now out of service," the ministry said in a statement.
A witness inside the Indonesian hospital told Al Manassa that an Israeli drone had surrounded the site and opened fire directly on the hospital building and adjacent courtyards.
Similarly, Gaza's civil defense service announced that it can no longer respond to the majority of emergency calls from residents under bombardment in the north, citing an acute lack of fuel, spare parts, and heavy rescue equipment.
Mahmoud Basal, spokesperson for the civil defense, told Al Manassa that 75% of their vehicles are out of operation across Gaza. "The fuel crisis continues to worsen by the day," he said.
Basal warned that unless fuel is provided, all civil defense operations would cease entirely within 72 hours.
The Israeli occupation army resumed its assault on the Gaza Strip on March 18, renewing a war it launched on October 7, 2023. The escalation followed Israel’s refusal to uphold a ceasefire agreement that took effect on January 19 and was intended to culminate in a full exchange of detainees held by Hamas and an Israeli withdrawal from Gaza.
