Assassination of Truth.. 11 Palestinian Journalists Martyred by Occupation Fire Since Truce Announcement

The Israeli occupation continues its policy of eliminating witnesses in the Gaza Strip, disregarding all international conventions that guarantee the protection of media crews. Since the announcement of the ceasefire in October 2025, systematic targeting has not ceased, affecting 11 new journalists, bringing the total number of martyrs of truth to 265 male and female journalists.

These assassinations come in the context of the occupation's continuous attempts to stifle the Palestinian narrative and prevent the details of the genocide war from reaching global public opinion. Field facts have proven that Israel deliberately targets local journalists, coinciding with the continued prevention of foreign press delegations from entering the besieged Strip.

On June 20, photographer Ahmed Washah joined the list of martyrs after being targeted by an Israeli drone inside a house in Al-Bureij refugee camp. Washah had appeared two months earlier, weeping and mourning his brother, journalist Mohammed, calling on the world to act to protect his colleagues, but the hand of treachery reached him in the same camp to which he had been displaced.

On April 13, young journalist Islam Hisham Quneita, 28, was martyred as a result of shelling that targeted him in the center of Gaza City. Quneita worked as an editor for a local agency, becoming a new witness to the occupation's brutality that does not differentiate between the field of work and displacement areas.

As for journalist Mohammed Washah, he was assassinated on April 8 when a reconnaissance plane directly targeted his car on Al-Rashid coastal street. Mohammed was known for his high professional courage and his ability to convey the suffering of citizens from the heart of the field, before he was targeted on his way back to his home in Al-Bureij camp.

Palestinian female journalists were not immune from this targeting, as journalist Amal Mohammed Shamali was martyred on March 9. An Israeli raid targeted displaced people's tents in the Al-Sawarah area in the central Strip, leading to her martyrdom while performing her professional and humanitarian duty towards the displaced.

Last January witnessed a massacre against media crews, where three journalists were martyred at once: Anas Ghneim, Abdul Raouf Shaath, and Salah Qashta. The targeting occurred while they were on an official work mission to document the opening of a new camp to shelter displaced people supervised by relief agencies, which confirms the occupation's deliberate targeting of any media effort.

In Khan Yunis, journalist Mahmoud Wadi was martyred on December 2, 2025, as a result of shelling from an Israeli drone during his field work. The incident occurred in an area that was classified as far from military operations, proving that there is no safe place for journalistic work in the entire Strip.

Targeting also affected journalist Mohammed Al-Munirawi in late October 2025, when the occupation shelled his tent in Al-Nuseirat camp. In the same month, broadcast engineer Ahmed Abu Mutair was martyred after an airstrike destroyed the headquarters of Palestine Media Production Company in the center of Gaza City, in an attempt to disrupt satellite broadcasting.

Activist and journalist Saleh Al-Jaafrawi was the first to be martyred after the truce announcement, as he was martyred by armed men in Al-Sabra neighborhood in Gaza City. Al-Jaafrawi had been subjected to widespread Israeli smear and incitement campaigns due to his active and influential coverage of the war events through social media platforms.

International reports issued by the Committee to Protect Journalists indicate that Israel is responsible for two-thirds of journalist casualties worldwide. The committee confirmed that the occupation army committed targeting operations exceeding what any other military force has committed in modern history, which puts the international community to a real test.

For their part, human rights organizations considered that preventing the entry of foreign journalists represents a double blow aimed at imposing complete control over the narrative. While local journalists are being assassinated, the world is deprived of independent international observers who can convey the facts away from strict Israeli military censorship.

In a legal development, the occupation's Supreme Court decided in June to continue the ban on international press entry to Gaza. This decision came after a series of delays and procrastinations, despite repeated appeals submitted by foreign press associations demanding the right to free access to information.

International media circles warn that the 'normalization' of killing journalists in Gaza represents a dangerous precedent that threatens press freedom worldwide. The continued impunity encourages the occupation to continue its crimes, making truth the first victim amid widespread international silence regarding these blatant violations.

Stop the occupation from targeting journalists.. A desperate message left by martyr Ahmed Washah before his soul joined his brother.