Palestinian journalist killed in Israeli strike on tent sheltering media workers

The Israeli army struck a tent sheltering journalists in Al Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, central Gaza on Monday.

At least one person, journalist Haydar Ibrahim al-Msaddar, was killed while several others were wounded and suffered serious injuries.

Msaddar was a media researcher and a specialist in media affairs, according to local authorities.

According to his friend and fellow journalist Islam Bader, Msaddar had specialised in the study of propaganda and public opinion.

“All the contents in the tent are journalistic equipment,” Youssef al-Hindi, a rescue worker who attended the scene after hearing the explosion, told Middle East Eye.

Holding up a press helmet he found at the scene, Hindi said that he believes the journalists' tent was intentionally targeted.

Khalil al-Dakran, a doctor at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, agreed. It was the second time a tent in the grounds of the hospital had been hit, he said.

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