The Palestinian Journalist Syndicate (PCJ) has mourned journalist Yasser Murtaja who died at dawn Saturday after he succumbed to injuries he sustained from Israeli sniper fire as he was covering Friday’s protests east of the Gaza Strip.
“The martyrdom of Murtaja and the injury of seven other journalists reflect that the occupation army insists on committing deliberate crimes against Palestinian journalists” the syndicate stated in a press release.
The syndicate affirmed that it would work on holding Israel accountable for its crimes at international tribunals and conferences and called on the UN and its institutions to immediately provide protection for Palestinian journalists.
