Mahmoud Wadi lost his life Tuesday afternoon when an Israeli drone targeted an area of the city of Khan Younis that crossed the so-called Yellow Line, officials said.
The so-called Yellow Line is the interim border within the Gaza Strip from which Israeli forces have agreed to withdraw as part of the first phase of the cease-fire agreement.
Meanwhile, according to Press TV, there were reports of shelling and heavy gunfire by Israeli military helicopters within the so-called Yellow Line east of Khan Yunis.
In the Tufa area east of Gaza City, Israeli forces also destroyed residential buildings within the “yellow line”.
Palestinian journalists are the only direct source of information from inside the conflict zone, as Israel maintains restrictions on the entry of foreign journalists into Gaza.
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) News Agency Federation expressed deep concern over the continued targeting and killing of Palestinian journalists by Israeli forces.
The Federation stressed that the ongoing development in Gaza is a clear violation of international law and norms.
It argued that these actions are accompanied by Israeli measures that violate press and media freedoms, alongside efforts to suppress the truth, stifle dissent, cover up daily violations, and prevent the dissemination of reality to an international audience.
Since October 2023, Israeli forces have killed at least 70,000 people, the majority of them women and children, in a two-year genocidal campaign in Gaza.
The onslaught has caused widespread destruction of homes and civilian infrastructure, leaving the territory’s remaining residents in a critical situation.
Various international organizations, including the United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry, the International Association of Genocide Researchers, Human Rights Watch, B’Tselem, and several other human rights organizations, have determined that Israel’s military actions in Gaza amount to genocide.
MNA