18 Palestinian journalists were martyred as a result of the Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip since the start of the war on October 7, according to what the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate announced.
A Palestinian photojournalist was martyred in a bombing carried out by Israeli warplanes on Gaza City on Sunday, according to his wife and the Journalists Syndicate.
The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate announced, in a statement, the martyrdom of journalist Rushdi Al-Sarraj in an Israeli bombing, bringing the number of journalists martyred since the beginning of the war on October 7 to 18.
Shorouk Al-Aila told Anadolu correspondent: “My husband, photojournalist Rushdi Al-Sarraj, was martyred in an Israeli bombing on the Tal Al-Hawa neighborhood in Gaza City.”
Al-Sarraj works as director of the “Ain Media” media company (private).
The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate previously said: “About 50 headquarters and centers of media institutions were bombed, including the offices of the French Agency and the Ma’an News Agency.”
The head of the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate in Gaza, Tahseen Al-Astal, revealed that the majority of media institutions in Gaza were destroyed, and approximately 80% of journalists left Gaza City towards the south, in Rafah, Khan Yunis, and Deir Al-Balah, due to Israeli threats.
Places of worship in the eye of the storm The occupation destroys 31 mosques and damages 3 churches in Gaza
The government media office in Gaza confirmed that 31 mosques were completely destroyed and 3 churches were damaged in the ongoing aggression on the Strip.
The government media office in Gaza announced on Sunday that the Israeli raids completely destroyed 31 mosques, and three churches were “severely” damaged since October 7, according to a statement.
The Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs in Gaza also said in a brief statement: “The Zionist occupation completely destroys five mosques, which raises the total number of mosques completely destroyed since the start of the aggression on Gaza to 31 mosques,” without further details.
On Saturday, the ministry announced that the Israeli bombing destroyed 26 mosques in Gaza “completely,” while destroying dozens of mosques “partially, causing some of them to be seriously damaged.”
The Israeli raids also killed 10 Waqf employees and wounded others, according to the statement.
The Israeli occupation aircraft had previously directly bombed the Greek Orthodox Church while dozens of families were sheltering there, leaving 20 martyrs.
4 soldiers injured Al-Qassam announces the destruction of an Israeli tank and two bulldozers in Khan Yunis
The Al-Qassam Brigades said that its soldiers ambushed an Israeli force east of Khan Yunis. Meanwhile, Hebrew media, citing the Israeli army, announced that 4 of its soldiers were wounded and a tank and two bulldozers were destroyed.
Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Hamas movement, announced on Sunday that “an Israeli tank and two bulldozers were destroyed in an ambush east of the city of Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip.”
Al-Qassam said in a brief statement: “Al-Qassam mujahideen trapped an armored Zionist force in a tight ambush east of Khan Yunis after it crossed the temporary (dividing) fence for several meters.”
The statement added: "The Mujahideen clashed with the infiltrating force, destroyed two bulldozers and a tank, forced the force to withdraw, and returned to their bases safely."
For its part, Israeli media reported that 4 soldiers were injured, one of whom was in critical condition, in clashes near Kissufim, east of Khan Yunis.
The Israeli army said that one of its tanks attacked the group, which opened fire on the soldiers.
In the same context, on Sunday, an Israeli was also injured with “serious” injuries, as a result of a missile fired from the Gaza Strip falling on a vehicle in the city of Netivot (south), according to Hebrew media.
Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper said, "A 60-year-old man was injured between moderate and serious, as a result of a vehicle in Netivot being hit by a missile fired from Gaza."
The newspaper indicated that "ambulance crews transferred the injured person to Soroka Hospital, in the city of Beersheba (south) to receive treatment."