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Doha, Qatar: The Al Jazeera Media Network has released a statement condemning Israeli forces’ killing of Al Jazeera Arabic cameraman Samer Abudaqa in an attack in Khan Younis, southern Gaza.
Abudaqa and Al Jazeera correspondent Wael Dahdouh were reporting at Farhana school in Khan Younis when they were hit by an Israeli strike earlier today, December 15.
Al Jazeera footage shows a wounded Wael Al Dahdouh at Nasser hospital in Khan Yunis after being hit with shrapnel from an Israeli missile attack. Another Al Jazeera journalist, Samer Abudaqa, was also injured during the attack.
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Abudaqa succumbed to his injuries as rescue and medical teams were unable to immediately reach him at the site due to Israeli bombardment.
Al Jazeera's full statement:
“Al Jazeera Media Network condemns in the strongest terms the Israeli drone attack on a Gaza school that resulted in the killing of cameraman Samer Abudaqa.
“The Network holds Israel accountable for systematically targeting and killing Al Jazeera journalists and their families. In today’s bombing in Khan Younis, Israeli drones fired missiles at a school where civilians sought refuge, resulting in indiscriminate casualties. Following Samer’s injury, he was left to bleed to death for over 5 hours, as Israeli forces prevented ambulances and rescue workers from reaching him, denying the much-needed emergency treatment.
“Al Jazeera Media Network extends its sincere condolences to the family in Gaza and in Belgium of the late colleague Samer Abudaqa.
“With the killing of Samer Abudaqa number of journalists and media workers killed in Gaza reached over 90.
“Al Jazeera urges the international community, media freedom organisations, and the International Criminal Court to take immediate action to hold the Israeli government and military accountable for these acts of carnage and crimes against humanity.”
