“The Israeli occupation authorities deliberately kill journalists with the aim of distorting the Palestinian narrative, trying to obscure the truth, and obstructing the delivery of news and information to the world,” said officials.

Journalist Ashraf Abu Amra was injured in the hand when he was hit by a gas bomb while covering the protests east of Khan Younis, which required him to undergo surgery to save his arm while a number of other journalists also suffocated with the toxic gas fired in their direction.