Four journalists from major news outlets: Reuters, the Associated Press, and Al Jazeera were killed in three Israeli attacks on Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza, on Monday, August 25, 2025, the Associated Press reported. The AP stated that 19 people had perished, although Reuters said that at least 15 had died.
Mariam Dagga, a freelanced visual journalist for the AP, was one of the persons who died. The Associated Press said they were “shocked and saddened” by her death. She was 33 years old.
Four journalists were killed by an Israeli strike on a Gaza hospital today, including Mariam Dagga, a freelancer with the @AP. She has a 12-year-old son, who was evacuated from Gaza earlier in the war.
— Abby Sewell (@sewella) August 25, 2025
She was a true hero, like all of our Palestinian colleagues in Gaza.…
According to Reuters, Hussam al-Masri, a cameraman for Reuters was killed while shooting the first explosion at the hospital. Another coworker named Hatem Khaled was also injured. A spokesperson for Reuters said, “We are devastated.”
צה״ל הוציא עכשיו להורג בעזה עיתונאים של רויטרס, אלג'זירה, AP ו-NBC האמריקאית. תקראו את זה שוב: צה״ל הוציא להורג בהפצצה מהאוויר עיתונאים של רשתות זרות, במטרה להשתיק את האמת ואת הסיקור שיוצא מעזה. וחושבים שזה הכל? אחרי שהגיעו צוותי הרפואה למקום – הם הופצצו גם הם, בשידור חי. pic.twitter.com/8nrZUNuJgv
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It was still fighting between Israel and Hamas on Monday when the attacks happened.
The Associated Press approached the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Israel Defense Forces to comment on the strike. Both declined to comment, AP said.
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