In a tragic incident in southern Gaza, two journalists, including an Al Jazeera reporter, were wounded in an Israeli attack. Al Jazeera Arabic correspondent Ismail Abu Omar and his cameraman, Ahmad Matar, were seriously injured and have been transferred to the European Gaza Hospital in Khan Younis for treatment.

According to reports, Abu Omar has undergone surgery and had his right leg amputated. However, he still has shrapnel lodged in his head and chest. Doctors are doing their best to save his left leg as he suffered significant blood loss from a possible cut in the femoral artery. The journalists were hit by an Israeli drone strike while documenting the dire living conditions of displaced Palestinians in Miraj, north of Rafah city.

The situation for Abu Omar is critical, given the severity of his injuries, as reported by Dr. Muhammad al-Astal, an emergency physician at the hospital. Al Jazeera's Hani Mahmoud, reporting from Rafah, expressed his condolences and described this incident as another tragedy affecting journalists attempting to cover Israel's war on Gaza.

Al Jazeera Media Network has condemned the "deliberate targeting" of the journalists by Israeli forces. The Government Media Office (GMO) in Gaza also denounced the attack and highlighted that this was the fifth time the Al Jazeera channel crew had been targeted. The GMO described the assault as a deliberate act of intimidation to restrict media coverage of the military offensive in Gaza.

According to GMO figures, this attack on journalists adds to the alarming toll already suffered. Since October 7, at least 126 journalists have been killed in Gaza, with an additional 10 arrested. This ongoing targeting of journalists has raised concerns about press freedom and the ability to report on the ground.

Al Jazeera's Gaza bureau chief, Wael Dahdouh, also experienced an attack in December, resulting in the death of Al Jazeera Arabic's cameraperson Samer Abudaqa. Furthermore, Dahdouh lost his wife, son, daughter, and grandson in October after an Israeli air raid struck the home where they were taking shelter in the Nuseirat refugee camp. In January, his eldest son, Hamza, who was also an Al Jazeera journalist, was killed in an Israeli missile attack in Khan Younis.

The frequent targeting of journalists during this conflict continues to raise concerns about the safety of media workers and their ability to report on the situation. As the death toll rises and the conflict intensifies, it is essential to ensure the protection of journalists to maintain transparency and access to information from conflict zones.

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