Two more journalists killed in Gaza, including son of Al Jazeera reporter

At least 70 Palestinian journalists and media workers from Saturday had been killed in Gaza, some while reporting on the conflict, some while at home or sheltering with their families, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists, which said it was also investigating “numerous” other reports of the killings of journalists .

Their deaths have made it difficult to obtain information about the scale and destructive nature of the fighting, a problem exacerbated by deteriorating communications networks and the lack of permission from Israel and Egypt for foreign journalists to enter Gaza.

The government media agency in Gaza, which is controlled by Hamas, called the killings of Mr. al-Dahdouh and Mr. Thuraya in a statement on Sunday a new attempt to “intimidate journalists” and “obscure the truth.”

The family of Wael al-Dahdouh, head of the Gaza bureau for Al Jazeera’s Arabic-language service, had sought shelter in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza in late October after being evacuated from their home in Gaza City. There they were hit by the Israeli airstrike, Al Jazeera reported at the time. He was reporting live when he found out.

Last month, Wael al-Dahdouh was injured and the cameraman he worked with was killed, after what Al Jazeera said was a drone attack on a school-turned-shelter in Khan Younis, where they worked. Al Jazeera reported that that attack was also an Israeli attack.

Hamza al-Dahdouh also reported on the airstrikes. Hours before his death, Hamza, who described himself on Instagram as a photographer, journalist, cameraman and producer, appeared to be behind the camera, post photos of destroyed buildings in Gaza and of a colleague in a bulletproof vest labeled “Press” broadcasting from a rubble-strewn street.

On Saturday, Hamza had posted a photo of his father. “Do not despair of recovery and do not despair of God’s mercy,” he wrote, “and be sure that God will reward you well for your patience.”

His father responded in his own post: “May God protect you.”