Killing of Ismail al-Ghoul
| Killing of Ismail Al-Ghoul | |
|---|---|
| Part of Killing of journalists in the Gaza war and Israeli war crimes in the Gaza war | |
| Location | 31°31′55.9″N 34°26′43.4″E / 31.532194°N 34.445389°E Al-Shati refugee camp, Gaza Strip, Palestine |
| Date | July 31, 2024; 1 years ago c. 4:00 pm (EEST UTC+3) |
Attack type | Airstrike |
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| Perpetrators | Israeli Defense Forces |
On 31 July 2024, Ismail al-Ghoul, a Palestinian journalist and correspondent for Al Jazeera covering the Gaza war, was killed along with cameraman Rami al-Rifi in an Israeli airstrike on the Al-Shati refugee camp while reporting on the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh.
The incident drew international condemnation and calls for an independent investigation, with organizations such as Reporters Without Borders and the Committee to Protect Journalists denouncing the killing as a possible war crime, while the Israel Defense Forces claimed al-Ghoul was a Hamas operative, a charge Al Jazeera rejected as baseless.