GAZA, (PIC)
The Hamas Movement condemned on Wednesday “the assassination of Al Jazeera correspondent in Gaza City, journalist Ismail al-Ghoul, and photographer Rami al-Rifi, in an Israeli heinous crime that is added to the series of crimes committed by the enemy against Palestinian journalists in the Gaza Strip.”
“Committing this cowardly crime near the home of the martyred leader Ismail Haneyya in the Shati refugee camp, while journalists were covering the assassination crime, is a confirmation of the arrogant criminal approach of the enemy.”
Hamas also offered its deepest condolences to the families of the two journalists, Al Jazeera, their colleagues and their loved ones.
“We call on international media institutions to condemn this heinous crime and take serious measures against this fascist entity,” the Movement added.
Al-Ghoul and al-Rifi were killed in Shati refugee camp in northern Gaza, while reporting from near the house of Hamas political chief Ismail Haneyya, who was assassinated earlier in the day.
They were wearing their “press” vests, and their car was clearly marked as a news media vehicle.
Al-Ghoul and al-Rifi were targeted after they finished their coverage. They were on their way to al-Ahli Arab Hospital after being asked to leave the area by Israeli forces.
Nonetheless, they were attacked in an Israeli air strike on their car in a direct hit that decapitated al-Ghoul and al-Rifi.
