Who Are the Five Journalists Killed in Israel’s Live-Broadcasted Attacks on Gaza’s Nasser Hospital?
Gaza (Quds News Network)- At least five journalists were killed in two consecutive Israeli strikes targeting Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza on Monday morning, one of which was captured during a live broadcast. Several members of the civil defense team were injured, and one was killed.
What Happened?
The first attack was carried out by a suicide drone, according to local sources, hitting the upper floor of the hospital, including the roof where a couple of journalists were standing, killing Hussam Al-Masri, a photojournalist with Reuters News Agency.
Reuters reported that their live video feed from the hospital, which was operated by cameraman al-Masri, suddenly shut down at the moment of the initial strike.
Then civil defence teams went up, tried to retrieve the bodies, and tried to rescue whoever was wounded. Journalists also went to cover what happened.
And then the Israeli forces targeted the same place again. Another airstrike at the same exact location and this was documented on air.
Journalists who were covering the first attack were killed and wounded. And also, the members of the Civil Defence team who were trying to retrieve the bodies of those who were killed were also killed and injured.
The four other journalists who were killed in the attack are Mohammed Salama, a photojournalist with Al Jazeera, Mariam Abu Daqa, a journalist with several media outlets, including Independent Arabia and AP, Moath Abu Taha, a journalist with NBC News and Ahmed abu Aziz, a journalist with Quds Feed.
Gaza’s Government Media Office said they were killed while they were on a reporting mission at Nasser Hospital, raising the death toll among journalists since the start of the genocide to 245.
During a live broadcast on Al-Ghad TV, civil defense teams came under an Israeli airstrike in a second attack on Nasser Hospital, killing journalist and Reuters photographer Hussam Al-Masri along with others. pic.twitter.com/QbCFPIYPDN
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) August 25, 2025
Gaza Civil Defense driver Imad Abdel Hakim Al-Shaer was also killed in the attack. Seven other members were injured.
The two attacks resulted in the killing of a total of 20.
There have been recent appeals from news organizations, senior journalists, and several countries to protect journalists covering the ongoing Israeli assault on Gaza, who are also facing the threat of starvation due to the Israeli blockade on aid.
Earlier this month, a targeted and deliberate Israeli strike on a media tent near Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City killed six journalists, including well-known Al Jazeera correspondent Anad al-Sharif. The Israeli military admitted to al-Sharif’s killing, claiming, without providing any evidence, that he was leading a Hamas cell, a justification frequently used by Israel to justify the killing of journalists documenting its crimes in Gaza.
