Journalist death toll in Gaza reaches 215

Israeli forces bomb the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis, assassinating journalist Hassan Eslaih, a day after killing at least 39 people in attacks across the Strip.

With the death, the journalist death toll in Gaza has reached 215.

Israel has been accused of deliberately targeting the press during its war in the enclave.

The United States-based think tank’s report released last week stated that Israeli forces have killed over 200 journalists and media workers since the war in the enclave began.

Meanwhile, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called for an end to Israel’s blockade of Gaza, after the world’e leading hunger monitor says the entire population of the enclave face the risk of famine.

Israel’s war on Gaza has killed at least 52,862 Palestinians and wounded 119,648, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. The Government Media Office updated the death toll to more than 61,700, saying thousands of people missing under the rubble are presumed dead.