Al Jazeera has condemned the targeted killing of journalist Ahmad Al-Louh by Israeli occupation forces in Gaza.
In a statement released on Monday, December 16, the Qatari-based broadcaster reported that Ahmad Baker Al-Louh, 39, was killed in an airstrike that struck a Civil Defence post in the market area of Al-Nuseirat Camp in the central Gaza Strip.
The broadcaster highlighted that more than 196 journalists have lost their lives in Gaza since October 2023, including four journalists from the Al Jazeera Media Network. Reads the statement:
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<h2>Al Jazeera condemns the targeted killing of journalist Ahmad Al-Louh by the Israeli occupation forces in Gaza</h2>
Al Jazeera Media Network condemns in the strongest terms the killing of its cameraman, Ahmad Baker Al-Louh, 39, by the Israeli occupation forces.
He was brutally killed in an airstrike that targeted a Civil Defence post in the market area of Al-Nuseirat Camp, central Gaza Strip.
He was covering the civil defence forces’ rescue operations of a family that was severely injured in an earlier bombing.
Al Jazeera extends its sincerest condolences to his wife and family. The Network calls on all human rights and media organisations to condemn the Israeli Occupation’s systematic killing of journalists in cold blood, the evasion of responsibilities under international humanitarian law, and to bring the perpetrators of this heinous crime to justice.
The killing of Ahmad Al-Louh took place just days after the targeting of his house by Israeli Occupation Forces in the Da’wa neighbourhood of Nuseirat camp, in which it was utterly destroyed.
This crime coincides with the first anniversary of the killing of Al Jazeera cameraman Samer Abu Daqqa and the injuring of Wael Al Dahdouh and follows the pattern since the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh in Jenin Refugee Camp in the West Bank in 2022.
Al Jazeera unequivocally condemns the ongoing crimes committed by Israeli occupation forces against journalists and media professionals in Gaza.
This alarming trend demands immediate attention and action from the international community. We urge relevant international legal institutions to take practical and urgent measures to hold the Israeli authorities and all those who are responsible accountable for their heinous crimes and to adopt mechanisms to put an end to the targeting and killing of journalists.
Al Jazeera affirms its commitment to pursue all legal measures to prosecute the perpetrators of these crimes against journalists.
We stand in unwavering solidarity with all journalists in Gaza and reaffirm our commitment to achieving justice for the journalists and prosecuting the killers of more than 196 journalists in Gaza since October 2023, including four of Al Jazeera Media Network’s journalists.
The Network reaffirms its commitment to continuing its coverage of what is happening in Gaza and other Palestinian territories despite the closure of its offices in Jerusalem and Ramallah and the continuing targeting and harassment of its journalists.
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A journalist named Ahmad Al-Louh from Al Jazeera was killed by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza. This is not the first time journalists have been targeted in Gaza. Since October 2023, more than 196 journalists have lost their lives. Al Jazeera condemns these killings and calls for justice. They will continue to report on what is happening in Gaza despite the risks. Ahmad Al-Louh was covering a rescue mission when he was killed. The international community is being urged to take action against those responsible for targeting and killing journalists in Gaza.

Israeli Airstrike Claims Life Of Al Jazeera Journalist Ahmad Al-Louh

The Government of Zimbabwe has donated US$500,000 to Palestine through the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA).
In a statement issued this Thursday, 04 April, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade said President Emmerson Mnangagwa authorized the allocation of funds to assist Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. Reads the statement:
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Today, the Government donated US$500,000 to the Palestinian people through the United Nations Relief and Works Agency. H.E. President Mnangagwa authorized the allocation of funds specifically for Gaza’s suffering population as assistance.
Zimbabwe expressed its sadness over Israel’s continuous devastation of the Gaza Strip and strongly condemned these actions.
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The donation comes as critical aid agencies have imposed severe constraints on essential humanitarian efforts in the enclave.
According to <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2024/04/04/middleeast/gaza-wck-aid-suspended-famine-intl/index.html">CNN</a>, at least three aid providers are suspending operations in Gaza after Israeli airstrikes this week killed seven workers from World Central Kitchen (WCK), an aid group that was central to a much-touted new sea corridor from Cyprus.
The killings, which included six foreign victims, caused an international uproar against Israel. The victims were British, Polish, Australian, and Palestinian and also included a dual US-Canadian citizen. 
Israel has taken responsibility for the killings, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying on Tuesday that Israeli forces had “unintentionally struck innocent people in the Gaza Strip.”
Imagery of three destroyed vehicles analyzed by CNN however showed that the first vehicle was 2.4 kilometres apart from the third, indicating that they were hit by separate strikes.
According to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), all 2.2 million people in Gaza do not have enough food to eat, with half of the population on the brink of starvation and famine.
UNRWA’s convoys have previously been hit by Israeli fire, and the group has been banned by Israel from operating in Gaza’s north.
On Monday, the Cypriot foreign ministry reported that a vessel organized by WCK, carrying approximately 332 tons of humanitarian aid, departed from Gaza without unloading most of its cargo due to the deadly strike on WCK workers.
US President Joe Biden expressed outrage over the aid workers’ deaths and called for better protection for civilians and aid workers.
Recently, the first airdrop of US humanitarian aid was received in Gaza, providing much-needed supplies.
The conflict between Israel and Hamas, a militant group ruling the Gaza Strip, has deep-rooted causes and has led to multiple rounds of violence over the years.
The Gaza-Israel conflict is a localized part of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which began in 1948.
In 1948, after World War II and the Holocaust, Britain withdrew from the area known as Palestine.
Jewish leaders declared the creation of the State of Israel, intended as a haven for Jews fleeing persecution and a national homeland.
Fighting between Jewish and Arab militias intensified, leading to the Arab-Israeli War.
Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians fled or were forced out of their homes during this period, which they refer to as Al Nakba (the “Catastrophe”).
Hamas won elections and took control of Gaza in 2006, and since then, Gaza has witnessed protests, bombings, land assaults, and other acts of violence.
The ongoing Israeli-Hamas war began when Hamas launched a surprise attack on southern Israel from the Gaza Strip on 07 October 2023.
In an organized operation, the border fence was breached at multiple points, catching Israel’s security forces off-guard.
The attackers proceeded into civilian areas, resulting in violence and chaos. Militants took captives from a wide swath of territory along Gaza’s border with southern Israel.
Hamas stated that the attack aimed to free Palestinian prisoners, halt Israeli aggression at the al-Aqsa Mosque, and break the siege on Gaza.
Following the attack, Israel declared war on Hamas, leading to sustained Israeli air and artillery strikes in Gaza.
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South Africa’s Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) has expressed concern over the safety of Minister Naledi Pandor.
As reported by <a href="https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/dirco-concerned-about-pandors-safety/">SABC News</a>, this comes after Pandor told the media on the sidelines of the State of the Nation Address (SONA) last week that she was worried about the safety of her family.
Pandor, who is South Africa’s International Relations and Cooperation Minister, has been publicly condemning Israel’s military operations in Gaza.
South Africa took Israel to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over allegations of genocide in Gaza in the ongoing conflict in the Palestinian enclave.
DIRCO Director-General Zane Dangor said that the department will ensure the safety of the Minister and her family. Said Dangor:
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I think the Minister is doing well and she will be cared for. Her safety is of paramount concern to all of us. So the Minister is doing fine.
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South Africa has since sent a letter to the court in The Hague in the Netherlands requesting it to add provisional measures against Israel.
This was in response to the latest Israeli military attack on Gaza’s overcrowded city of Rafah which resulted in the death of 67 Palestinians in an overnight attack, according to the Hamas-run Health Ministry.
Hamas (Harakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiya), which translates to the Islamic Resistance Movement, runs the Gaza Strip.
On 07 0ctober 2023, Hamas launched the deadliest attack against Israel since the state’s establishment in 1948, killing more than 1 200 people and taking others hostage.
Since that attack, Israel has been bombarding Gaza to destroy Hamas and to rescue the more than 200 hostages but the conflict has resulted in the death of more than 28 000 Palestinians, most of them women and children.
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