The number of journalists killed in Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023 has soared to 188, the media office in the blockaded enclave has said, Anadolu reports.

While Israeli forces killed two journalists in Gaza City, another two targeted earlier were identified by the authorities, the media office said in a statement.

Al-Zahraa Abu Sukheil and Ahmed Abu Sukheil, who worked for the News Media Network, were killed in an Israeli airstrike that targeted a school sheltering the displaced in Gaza City.

The other two were identified as Mustafa Bahar and Abdulrahman Bahar, who worked for local news agency Ajel Palestine. Mustafa, a reporter was killed on March 31 near the Kuwait Roundabout south of Gaza City, while Abdulrahman, a photographer, was killed on October 6 in the Al-Karama neighbourhood, northwest of Gaza City.

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