Two Palestinian photographers, Nidal Al-Wahidi from the Al-Najah channel and Haitham Abdelwahid from the Ain Media agency, have also been reported missing since Saturday.
An Israeli airstrike in Gaza City killed two Palestinian journalists early Tuesday, according to Palestinian news agency Wafa.
Wafa identified the journalists as editor Saeed Al-Taweel and photographer Mohammed Sobih. The airstrike occurred close to an area housing several media offices.
Meanwhile, three Palestinian journalists were reportedly shot and killed while reporting in Gaza on Saturday. Committee to Protect Journalists, citing Palestinian press freedom groups, identified two of them as photographer Ibrahim Mohammad Lafi and reporter Mohammad Jarghoun.
CPJ also said that reports confirmed that freelance reporter Mohammad El-Salhi was shot dead in the central Gaza Strip.
Lafi worked for Ain Media, and Jarghoun reported for Smart Media, CPJ said.
In addition, Ibrahim Qanan, a correspondent for Al-Ghad channel, sustained injuries due to shrapnel in the city of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, CPJ said, quoting Palestinian press freedom groups.
Two Palestinian photographers, Nidal Al-Wahidi from the Al-Najah channel and Haitham Abdelwahid from the Ain Media agency have also been reported missing since Saturday.
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu on Monday declared that Israel's fierce offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip has “only started.”
Israel formally declared war on Sunday. The hostilities so far have killed around 900 people in Israel and more than 680 people in Gaza, according to authorities on each side.
Israel and Hamas have had repeated conflicts in past years, often sparked by tensions around Al-Aqsa Mosque, a holy site in Jerusalem. This time, the context has become potentially more explosive.
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