Updated at 10.05 am PT with latest death toll and NBC denial of connection… Double-tap Israeli strikes on Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza on Monday killed at least 20 people, including five journalists, the Gaza Health Ministry said in a statement.
The dead media professionals were named as Hussam al-Masri, a cameraman working for Reuters News Agency; Mohammed Salama, a photojournalist with Al Jazeera; Mariam Abu Daqqa (aka Mariam Dagga), a journalist working with several media outlets including Associated Press , and Moaz Abu Taha, who was initially reported as working for NBC, but the network has denied any connection in an email to Deadline.
A fifth media professional – freelance journalist Ahmed Abu Aziz, who contributed to Quds Feed – was also announced as having died in the