The death of two journalists brings the death toll of press martyrs in the Gaza Strip to more than 230 since the start of the aggression.

Medical sources in Gaza announced Sunday evening that two journalists were killed in an Israeli airstrike that targeted their home in Gaza City. This brings the number of journalists killed since the start of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023, to more than 230 martyrs from the journalistic family.

A WAFA correspondent reported that journalist Hussam Al-Adlouni was killed along with his wife and three children in an airstrike that targeted a tent housing displaced people in the Mawasi area of Al-Qarara town, northwest of Khan Yunis. Journalist Fadi Khalifa was killed in a direct airstrike while he was inspecting his home in the Al-Zeitoun neighborhood, southeast of Gaza City.

This comes after the martyrdom of Palestine Today correspondent Ahmed Abu Aisha three days ago, when he was targeted by an Israeli drone while in front of his home west of the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip.

For its part, the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate mourned the martyred colleagues, considering their targeting a new crime added to the occupation's dark record against the Palestinian press, in an ongoing attempt to silence the free voice and obscure the truth.

The Syndicate confirmed in a previous statement that "the Israeli occupation is pursuing a systematic policy of targeting journalists and media institutions, in flagrant violation of all international conventions that guarantee the protection of journalists during armed conflicts."

In the same context, international media centers expressed deep concern over the increasing targeting of journalists in the Gaza Strip, considering that the ongoing Israeli war has witnessed "the highest levels of violence against journalists in 30 years." They called for an end to these violations and the opening of serious investigations into the killings of media professionals.

It's worth noting that the death toll in the Gaza Strip since the start of the Israeli aggression on October 7, 2023, has risen to 58,026, with 138,520 injured, according to the Ministry of Health. Many victims remain buried under the rubble of destroyed homes and in the streets, with rescue crews unable to reach them due to the intensity of the bombing and the dangerous conditions.