Palestine TV correspondent along with a number of his family members killed in Israel’s strikes on Gaza

A correspondent working for the Palestinian Authority’s television channel, Palestine TV, has been martyred along with a number of his family members in an Israeli strike in the south of the Gaza Strip.

“Our colleague Mohammed Abu Hatab fell as a martyr along with members of his family in an Israeli bombardment against his home in Khan Yunis” on Thursday, broadcaster Palestine TV station said.

Palestinian media reports said the airstrike killed 11 of Abu Hatab’s family members, including his wife, son, and brother.

The Palestinian Official Media described the attack as “a deliberate assassination” of Abu Hatab, noting that his house was targeted shortly after he arrived home after covering Israel’s atrocities in Gaza.

“It’s a message in blood to terrorize Palestinian journalists to prevent them from reporting on our people’s suffering and exposing Israel’s crimes.” the Palestinian Official Media said in a statement.

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) States Broadcasting Union also mourned the death of Abu Hatab and his family members.

Amr Al-Laithi, the OSBU President, also denounced the “heinous crime” committed against Abu Hatab.

The union also urged civil society organizations and human rights groups to immediately intervene to stop Israel’s “barbaric, criminal and systematic attacks” against media workers.