Reuters and the Related Press issued a joint letter to Israel’s authorities on Monday evening, demanding solutions over an Israeli airstrike on a hospital in Gaza that led to the dying of 20 individuals, amongst them 5 journalists, together with Mariam Dagga and Moaz Abu Taha, who had each labored for AP and Reuters and cameraman Hussam al-Masri, who was a contractor with Reuters.
The letter, signed by Reuters editor-in-chief Alessandra Galloni and AP’s govt editor and svp Julie Tempo, referred to as on Israel’s leaders for “a transparent clarification for the airstrikes that hit Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis.” The letter added that the information organizations had been “outraged that unbiased journalists had been among the many victims of this strike on the hospital, a location that’s protected beneath worldwide regulation. These journalists had been current of their skilled capability, doing essential work bearing witness. Their work is particularly very important in gentle of Israel’s practically two-year ban on international journalists coming into Gaza.”
Each Reuters and AP acknowledged that the IDF had been conducting an investigation into the incident, however the letter said that, “Sadly, we’ve discovered the IDF’s willingness and talent to research itself in previous incidents to not often lead to readability and motion, elevating severe questions together with whether or not Israel is intentionally focusing on stay feeds as a way to suppress info.”
The letter identified that the IDF “has an obligation beneath worldwide regulation to guard journalists and civilians and to take all possible precautions to stop hurt. Placing a hospital, adopted by a second strike whereas journalists and rescuers had been responding, raises pressing questions on whether or not these obligations had been upheld.”
Galloni and Tempo added that, “in all, the Committee to Shield Journalists says 197 journalists and media employees have been killed within the area since Oct. 7, 2023, 189 of them Palestinian.” Each information organizations urged Israel “to permit unbiased journalists secure, unimpeded entry into and out of Gaza, and to uphold their obligations to make sure press freedom and safety.”
The total joint letter from Reuters and AP is under:
Pricey Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Protection Minister Israel Katz, Chief of the Normal Workers Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir, Overseas Minister Gideon Saar and Director of the Authorities Press Workplace Nitzan Chen: 
We’re writing to demand a transparent clarification for the airstrikes that hit Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis on Aug. 25, 2025, killing a number of journalists, together with these working for the Related Press and Reuters. Freelance visible journalists Mariam Dagga and Moaz Abu Taha had labored for AP and Reuters, respectively, as properly different shops throughout the battle.  Cameraman Hussam al-Masri was a contractor for Reuters.  Photographer Hatem Khaled, who can be a contractor for Reuters, was wounded. 
 
We’re outraged that unbiased journalists had been among the many victims of this strike on the hospital, a location that’s protected beneath worldwide regulation. These journalists had been current of their skilled capability, doing essential work bearing witness. Their work is particularly very important in gentle of Israel’s practically two-year ban on international journalists coming into Gaza. 
The Israel Protection Forces has acknowledged conducting the strikes and says it’s investigating. In an announcement, the IDF mentioned it “doesn’t goal journalists as such.” Sadly, we’ve discovered the IDF’s willingness and talent to research itself in previous incidents to not often lead to readability and motion, elevating severe questions together with whether or not Israel is intentionally focusing on stay feeds as a way to suppress info. 
We hope this probe might be fast, thorough and supply clear solutions. These deaths demand pressing and clear accountability. 
The IDF has an obligation beneath worldwide regulation to guard journalists and civilians and to take all possible precautions to stop hurt. Placing a hospital, adopted by a second strike whereas journalists and rescuers had been responding, raises pressing questions on whether or not these obligations had been upheld. In all, the Committee to Shield Journalists says 197 journalists and media employees have been killed within the area since Oct. 7, 2023, 189 of them Palestinian.
We’re doing all the things we will to maintain our journalists in Gaza secure as they proceed to ship essential eyewitness reporting beneath extraordinarily harmful situations. 
We as soon as once more urge Israeli authorities to permit unbiased journalists secure, unimpeded entry into and out of Gaza, and to uphold their obligations to make sure press freedom and safety. 
We can be found to debate this additional and reiterate our name for a full and clear accounting of what occurred. 
Sincerely, 
Alessandra Galloni 
Editor-in-Chief
Reuters
Julie Tempo
Govt Editor and Senior Vice President
The Related Press