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Al Jazeera journalist Hossam Shabat killed in Israeli attack in Gaza

Hossam Shabat is one of two media workers killed in Israeli strikes on Monday.

A Palestinian woman carrying a child walks at the site of an Israeli strike on a house in Gaza City [Dawoud Abu Alkas/Reuters]

Published On 24 Mar 202524 Mar 2025

Separate Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip have killed two media workers, including an Al Jazeera journalist.

Hossam Shabat, a journalist for the Al Jazeera Mubasher channel, was killed in northern Gaza on Monday. Witnesses told the network that his car was targeted in the eastern part of Beit Lahiya.

Earlier, the Israeli army killed journalist Mohammad Mansour, who worked for Palestine Today, in Khan Younis in southern Gaza.

At least 208 journalists have been killed in Israeli attacks since October 2023, according to the Government Media Office in Gaza.

This is a developing story.

Source: Al Jazeera