Second Palestinian Journalist Killed in 24 Hours in Israeli Airstrike on Central Gaza House
Gaza (Quds News Network)- Palestinian journalist Omar al-Dirawi was killed in an Israeli airstrike on his family’s home in al-Zawaideh, central Gaza, on Friday morning, becoming the second media worker to be killed by Israeli forces in the past 24 hours.
Gaza’s Government Media Office confirmed Omar’s killing, stating that he is the 202nd Palestinian journalist killed in Israeli attacks since the start of the ongoing Israeli offensive.
Twenty-one-year-old Omar was killed alongside several of his family members. His brother had been killed a day earlier, according to local sources.
The office also condemned Israel’s killings of journalists, calling on the international community and rights groups to condemn Israeli crimes and prosecute them in international courts.
في يوم أمس كان الصحفي عمر الديراوي يصلي الجنازة على شقيقه ،واليوم يرحل شهيدا برفقة والده والدته وأخوته pic.twitter.com/5nhtaMmDLj
— هدى نعيم Huda Naim (@HuDa_NaIm92) January 3, 2025
His death followed the killing of photographer Hassan al-Qishaoui.
Palestinian journalist Hassan Al-Qishawi was killed due to an Israeli airstrike that targeted west of Gaza City earlier today.
Since the beginning of the Israeli genocide in Gaza, Israel’s deliberate targeting of Palestinian journalists has reached alarming levels, aiming to… pic.twitter.com/RRcckZPUmN
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) January 2, 2025
