LONDON

Amnesty International condemned Israel's "deliberate" killing of six journalists in the Gaza Strip on Monday, saying they were Gaza's eyes and voices.

"Amnesty strongly condemns Israel’s deliberate killing of journalists in an air strike on a media tent in occupied Gaza City," the human rights group said in a post on X.

The Israeli army targeted a journalists’ tent near the Al-Shifa Hospital in western Gaza City late Sunday, killing six journalists, including Al Jazeera correspondents Anas al-Sharif and Mohamed Qraiqea, according to the Gaza Government Media Office.

The group said Anas al-Sharif and his colleagues remained "the eyes and voices of Gaza," and despite being starved and exhausted, they bravely reported from the frontlines, despite death threats and immense grief.

"No conflict in modern history has seen a higher number of journalists killed than Israel’s genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip," it noted.

Calling for an independent and impartial investigation into the killings of Palestinian journalists, with justice and full reparation for their families, Amnesty International said states must urgently act "to bring an end to Israel’s genocide now."

"Anas al-Sharif, Ibrahim Zaher, Moamen Aliwa, Mohammed al-Khalidi, Mohammed Noufal, and Mohammed Qreiqeh should still be alive," the group added on X.

According to figures, at least 242 Palestinian journalists have been killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza since Oct. 7, 2023.

Israel is facing mounting condemnation for its genocidal war on Gaza, where it has killed more than 61,400 victims since October 2023. The military campaign has devastated the enclave, which is facing famine.