Gaza Genocide21 January, 20262 min read
Israel Kills 11 Palestinians, Including Three Journalists, in Gaza Strike
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Israeli airstrikes killed 11 Palestinians in Gaza, including three journalists and two 13-year-old boys. Three Palestinian journalists were killed when their vehicle was hit while documenting an aid camp.
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Gaza killings and casualties
Israeli forces killed at least 11 Palestinians in Gaza on Wednesday, including three journalists, two teenage boys and other civilians, according to Palestinian hospitals and local medics. Footage and hospital reports circulated showing bodies and a charred vehicle linked to the strike that hit the journalists. The dead included two 13-year-old boys—one killed by a drone strike in Bureij and another shot while collecting firewood in Bani Suheila—as well as three journalists, a woman, and three brothers killed by tank shelling in Bureij.
“Israeli forces killed at least 11 Palestinians in Gaza on Wednesday, hospitals said.”
Their bodies were taken to Al-Aqsa Martyrs and Al-Shifa hospitals. Multiple outlets and civil defence authorities identified the three journalists as Mohammed Salah Qashta, Abdul Raouf Shaat and Anas Ghneim, and said their bodies were recovered by local hospitals.
Strike on relief vehicle
Multiple sources report that three journalists were traveling in a vehicle linked to an Egyptian relief committee to document tent encampments or aid distribution when it was struck. Egyptian and local sources confirmed the vehicle belonged to the committee, and video footage showed a charred vehicle.
Some eyewitnesses and civil defence said the journalists were using a drone to film the distribution. Outlets including RTE.ie and France 24 reported that civil defence described the strike as hitting a 'civilian vehicle'.
Drone strike claims and responses
The Israeli military told reporters it struck "suspects" it said had operated a drone affiliated with Hamas. It said at least one operation "eliminated" a militant who crossed the ceasefire line. The military said the drone posed a threat to troops.
“Israel said its forces had 'eliminated' a Palestinian militant who crossed into an area under Israeli control and posed an imminent threat, but provided no evidence and did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the other strikes.”
It also said some strikes are under review. Media outlets repeatedly noted that Israel has provided limited public evidence.
They reported that Israel said it was probing the incidents. Several sources recorded both the Israeli claim and local rebuttals that civilian vehicles and journalists were hit.
Gaza ceasefire and strikes
The strikes occurred against the backdrop of a fragile US-brokered ceasefire that began in October. Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry reports roughly 466 to more than 470 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces since that ceasefire.
Israel says militants killed several Israeli soldiers in the same period. Observers and outlets note Israel continues to control roughly 53% of the enclave, has been expanding its footprint, displacing civilians and issuing evacuation orders to some tent encampments.
Reactions to journalists' deaths
The killing of three journalists prompted condemnations and reinforced concern about the heavy toll on media. Reporters Without Borders quantified the broader toll on Palestinian journalists. The Palestinian Journalists' Syndicate and Hamas condemned the attack as a dangerous escalation or part of a deliberate policy against Palestinian journalists.
“Reporters Without Borders (RSF) says Israeli forces killed at least 29 Palestinian journalists in Gaza between December 2024 and December 2025 and that nearly 220 journalists have died since the Gaza war began in October 2023, making Israel the world’s biggest killer of journalists for three years running.”
Mainstream outlets typically note official Israeli claims and that investigations or reviews are under way. Alternative and regional outlets foreground local outrage and characterize the strike as part of a pattern of deadly strikes on civilians and journalists.
