Death toll of journalists killed in Gaza rises to 191

The number of journalists killed in Gaza has risen to 191 after the death of Mamdouh Quneita in al-Ahli Arab Hospital, according to the government media office in Gaza.

Quneita was an editor for the Gaza-based Al-Aqsa TV satellite channel. The statement from the media office did not say how Quneita died, however Palestinian news reports stated that he was killed by Israeli drone fire in the courtyard of the hospital.

"The Government Media Office condemns in the strongest terms the targeting, killing and assassination of Palestinian journalists by the Israeli occupation," the media office said in its statement.