[18][17][19][42] A study by OHCHR, that verified fatalities from three independent sources, found that 70% of the Palestinian killed in residential buildings or similar housing were women and children.

[45][46] On 17 September 2024, the GHM published the names, gender and birth date of 34,344 individual Palestinians whose identities were confirmed and continues to attempt to identify all casualties.

[47] An analysis by the Gaza Health Projections Working Group predicted thousands of excess deaths from disease and birth complications.

[75] A February 2024 report by the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon concluded that an Israeli tank killed Abadallah when it fired at "clearly identifiable journalists", and that this broke international law.

"[81] In October 2024, the journalist Fadi al-Wahidi was shot in the neck by Israeli forces and fell into a coma while awaiting approval for a medical evacuation.

[94][95][96] Dahdouh's son Hamza al-Dahdouh, also a journalist, was killed with a colleague by an Israeli airstrike on their vehicle in Khan Younis on 7 January 2024.

[9][102][103] An RSF investigation said that Israel had targeted journalists in missile strikes on 13 October that killed Reuters reporter Issam Abdallah and injured four others.

These two Israeli missile strikes, 30 seconds apart, hit a group of seven journalists in southern Lebanon who were reporting on the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.

[10] An Israeli military spokesperson confirmed that Israel does not differentiate between media workers and militants working for Hamas, a statement which the Guardian said had raised alarm among legal experts, as under the laws of war journalists are protected unless they participate in combat operations.

[10] The UN’s special rapporteur on the protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, Irene Khan, stated that Israel had "spread disinformation about journalists being linked to militants" and that it failed to prove such claims.

According to the Hamas-run Gaza media office, three journalists covering the evacuation of a nearby building were killed, and an unknown number of people were injured.

The Network condemns the accusations against its journalists and recalls Israel's long record of lies and fabrication of evidence through which it seeks to hide its heinous crimes.

[124] In Gaza, Mohammed Balousha, a journalist who broke the story of premature babies dead at the Nasr pediatric hospital, was shot and injured by the IDF.

[141] Hassan Barari, an international studies professor at Qatar University, stated, "They are targeting Al Jazeera correspondents simply because they want to silence them".

[142] U.S. House Representative Ilhan Omar criticized the Biden administration for failing to address Israel's killing of Palestinian journalists in the Gaza Strip.

"[146] On 29 February 2024, more than 30 news organizations, including the Associated Press, Agence France-Presse, and Reuters signed an open letter in solidarity with the journalists of Gaza.

[147] The secretary general of the United Nations Antonio Guterres stated, "I am deeply troubled by the number of journalists that have been killed in this conflict.

"[148] Guterres's spokesperson Stephane Dujarric stated that "journalists in Gaza have been killed at a level unseen by any conflict in modern times.

[151][152] Lebanon's Foreign Ministry has instructed its mission to the UN in Beirut to express deep concerns regarding what they perceive as a clear infringement on freedom of opinion and press.

Additionally, Lebanon is preparing to file a formal complaint with the UN Security Council, accusing Israel of intentionally causing Abdallah's death.

[153][154] Abu Omar, an Al Jazeera journalist severely wounded by an Israeli drone strike in Rafah, stated in February 2024, "We will continue the coverage.

[160] The Israeli military said it was using tank and artillery fire in the vicinity to deter a potential infiltration from Lebanon at the time Issam Abdallah was killed.

[154] On 9 November, following an article published by HonestReporting, Israeli officials suggested that several freelance Palestinian photographers who had documented the 7 October attack in real time must have known of it in advance.

[162][161][163] One of the freelance photographers, who had previously published a photo of himself being kissed on the cheek by Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, was subsequently dismissed by CNN and AP.

"[164] Gil Hoffman, executive director of HonestReporting, admitted the group had no evidence to back up its claims, and that they were satisfied with journalists' explanations that they did not know about the attacks beforehand.

[165] In February 2024, Al Jazeera stated, "The dangers faced by Gaza's visual journalists has been amplified by Israeli efforts to legitimise targeting them".

[151] In November 2023, Reporters Without Borders asked the International Criminal Court to begin a priority war crimes investigation into the killing of nine journalists.

[177] The CPJ's Middle East director stated, "Israel's longstanding record of impunity in journalist killings must face public scrutiny".

[178] In December 2023, Reporters Without Borders filed a complaint with the International Criminal Court over the killing of seven more Palestinian journalists, including Samer Abu Daqqa.

[181] The letter said "credible reports...indicate that the IDF strikes in southern Lebanon on October 13 that killed Reuters journalist Issam Abdallah...were unlawful and apparently deliberate.