By Atoyebi Nike
Al Jazeera on Monday confirmed that one of its journalists, Mohammad Salama, was killed in an Israeli strike on a medical complex in Gaza, two weeks after the network lost six other staff and freelancers in a separate attack.
The Qatar-based broadcaster said Salama, a photojournalist and cameraman, died in the strike that also left 14 people dead. “His death was confirmed,” a spokesperson reported.
Gaza’s Civil Defence spokesman, Mahmud Bassal, said an Israeli explosive drone hit a building at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, followed by an airstrike as the wounded were being evacuated.
Earlier this month, four Al Jazeera staff and two freelancers were killed in an Israeli airstrike near Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, sparking widespread condemnation.
