A Palestinian journalist lost twelve members of his family to Israeli shelling on Saturday as the death toll crossed over 4400 in Gaza.
According to reports, Khaled Elderra who works as a cameraman for Russia Today, lost two sisters, his brother, four nephews, an aunt, and four cousins.
Committee to Protect Journalists on Thursday released information stating that 21 Journalists have been killed in the recent Palestine- Israel conflict. Out of them, CPJ noted, 17 were Palestinian journalists, three were Israeli, and one was Lebanese. Additionally, eight journalists were reported as injured, and three were noted as missing or detained.
CPJ has published profiles of journalists who have been affected during the conflict.
Among those who lost their lives is Ahmed Shehab, a journalist with Sowt Al-Asra Radio, who tragically perished in an Israeli airstrike on October 12, which also claimed the lives of his wife and three children.
Salam Mema, a freelance journalist and head of the Women Journalists Committee at the Palestinian Media Assembly, was confirmed dead on October 13 after her home in the Jabalia camp in the northern Gaza Strip was struck by an Israeli airstrike on October 10.
On the same day, an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon killed Reuters video journalist Issam Abdallah.
Most recently, Khalil Abu Aathra, a video journalist for Hamas-affiliated Al-Aqsa TV, lost his life in a southern Gaza Strip airstrike on Thursday, along with his brother.
Sherif Mansour, the Middle East and North Africa program coordinator for CPJ, stressed the importance of recognizing that journalists are civilians engaged in vital work, especially during times of crisis.
He called for the protection of journalists, emphasizing that they are making significant sacrifices to report on the distressing conflict, and urged all involved parties to take measures to ensure their safety.
The World Movement for the Defense of Palestinian Children has reported that, as a result of the ongoing aggression by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip since the 7th of this month, more than 1,700 children have tragically lost their lives.
Additionally, 27 children in the West Bank have suffered a similar fate during this same period, averaging approximately 120 children per day.
In a statement issued today, the movement expressed that the count of casualties, particularly child casualties, in the Gaza Strip is not final and is expected to rise.
This is due to an estimated 1,400 individuals still missing, likely trapped under the rubble of buildings destroyed in the conflict, suggesting that the actual number of child casualties is much higher.