Burhaneddin Duran, Director of Communications at the Turkish Presidency, strongly condemned the killing of two Palestinian journalists in the Gaza Strip as a result of Israeli shelling, arguing that Israel's targeting of these journalists was aimed at obscuring the genocide it is committing.
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In a post on Twitter on Monday, Duran expressed his deep sorrow over the killing of five journalists, including Al Jazeera correspondents Anas al-Sharif and Mohammed Qreiqea, in an Israeli airstrike that targeted a journalists' tent near Al-Shifa Hospital west of Gaza City.
"I pray to God to have mercy on our journalist brothers who were martyred in the course of their duty, and I offer my deepest condolences to their families," Duran said, adding that "Israel targets journalists to obscure the view of its mass massacres, which it commits without discrimination between infants, children, women, the elderly, and the sick. It seeks to destroy humanity and the truth."
He added, "I strongly condemn Israel's systematic targeting of journalists, which constitutes a war crime that violates international law. I also strongly condemn Israel's lawless brutality and attempts to conceal the truth."
He continued, "I remember with compassion the 237 journalists killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7, 2023. Israel will not be able to conceal this genocide and will be held accountable before the law."
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Al Jazeera correspondents Anas al-Sharif and Mohammed Qreiqeh, along with three other members of the channel's crew, were killed Sunday evening in an Israeli airstrike that targeted a journalists' tent near al-Shifa Hospital west of Gaza City.
According to the Government Media Office in the Gaza Strip, the number of journalists killed by the occupation since the beginning of the Israeli offensive on October 7, 2023, has risen to 237.
With American support, Israel continues to commit genocide in Gaza, including killing, starvation, destruction, and displacement, ignoring international calls and orders from the International Court of Justice to halt it.
This genocide resulted in the deaths of 61,430 Palestinians, the injury of 153,213 others, the disappearance of more than 9,000 people, and the displacement of hundreds of thousands. Furthermore, famine claimed the lives of a large number of civilians, including dozens of children.
