Gaza’s Government Media Office has now confirmed that four journalists were among people killed by the Israeli attack on Nasser Hospital a short while ago, Al Jazeera reports.

“The number of journalist martyrs rises to 244 after the announcement of the martyrdom of four journalists in the targeting of Nasser Hospital,” it said in a statement.

It named the slain journalists as Hossam Al-Masri, Mohammed Salama, Mariam Abu Daqa and Moaz Abu Taha.

“The journalist colleagues were martyred when the Israeli occupation committed a horrific crime by bombing a group of journalists who were on a press coverage mission at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis Governorate and many martyrs fell victim to this crime.

“We hold the Israeli occupation, the American administration, and the countries participating in the genocide crime such as the United Kingdom, Germany, and France fully responsible for committing these heinous brutal crimes.”