{"id":166,"date":"2025-08-26T08:18:29","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T08:18:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aldameer.org\/en\/?p=166"},"modified":"2025-08-27T08:23:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T08:23:12","slug":"al-dameer-calls-for-an-independent-investigation-into-the-crime-of-targeting-journalists-and-humanitarian-workers-at-nasser-medical-complex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aldameer.org\/en\/?p=166","title":{"rendered":"Al-Dameer: Calls for an Independent Investigation into the Crime of Targeting Journalists and Humanitarian Workers at Nasser Medical Complex"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>25\/8\/2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Press Release<\/strong><br data-start=\"159\" data-end=\"162\" \/><strong data-start=\"162\" data-end=\"306\">Al-Dameer: Calls for an Independent Investigation into the Crime of Targeting Journalists and Humanitarian Workers at Nasser Medical Complex<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"310\" data-end=\"797\">Al-Dameer Association for Human Rights \u2013 Gaza, is closely following the heinous crime committed by Israeli occupation forces on the morning of Monday, 25 August 2025, at approximately 10:30 AM. A suicide drone strike targeted the top floor of the Al-Yassin Building within the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis Governorate. The first strike resulted in the killing of journalist <strong data-start=\"693\" data-end=\"730\">Hussam Atiya Abdulrahman Al-Masri<\/strong>, a photographer for Reuters News Agency, and one other civilian.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"799\" data-end=\"1237\">Following the initial strike, civil defense teams rushed to retrieve the bodies of the martyrs and rescue the wounded. However, the occupation forces deliberately escalated the crime by launching a second direct attack that targeted both civil defense teams and journalists who were documenting the aftermath. The second strike hit them directly in front of cameras, in a chilling display of systematic killing and public extermination.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1239\" data-end=\"1434\">This second attack culminated in a horrific massacre, leaving <strong data-start=\"1301\" data-end=\"1319\">18 people dead<\/strong>, including <strong data-start=\"1331\" data-end=\"1347\">14 civilians<\/strong> who were present inside the hospital at the time. Among the journalists killed were:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"1437\" data-end=\"1502\"><strong data-start=\"1437\" data-end=\"1470\">Mohammed Saber Ibrahim Salama<\/strong>, photographer for Al Jazeera,<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1505\" data-end=\"1621\"><strong data-start=\"1505\" data-end=\"1539\">Maryam Riyad Mohammed Abu Daqa<\/strong>, journalist affiliated with multiple media outlets including <em data-start=\"1601\" data-end=\"1618\">The Independent<\/em>,<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1624\" data-end=\"1683\"><strong data-start=\"1624\" data-end=\"1650\">Moaz Mohammed Abu Taha<\/strong>, correspondent for <em data-start=\"1670\" data-end=\"1680\">NBC News<\/em>,<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1686\" data-end=\"1767\"><strong data-start=\"1686\" data-end=\"1711\">Ahmed Khaled Abu Aziz<\/strong>, journalist working with various media organizations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1769\" data-end=\"1924\">In addition, <strong data-start=\"1782\" data-end=\"1816\">Emad Abdul Haleem Ali Al-Shaer<\/strong>, a member of the civil defense, was killed, and <strong data-start=\"1865\" data-end=\"1878\">24 others<\/strong> \u2013 journalists and civilians \u2013 were wounded.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1926\" data-end=\"2432\">Al-Dameer Association affirms that this attack constitutes a <strong data-start=\"1987\" data-end=\"2013\">full-fledged war crime<\/strong>, as the deliberate targeting of journalists and rescue personnel is a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law \u2013 particularly the <strong data-start=\"2156\" data-end=\"2184\">Fourth Geneva Convention<\/strong>, which explicitly prohibits targeting civilians and humanitarian workers. The targeting of journalists further represents a <strong data-start=\"2309\" data-end=\"2325\">double crime<\/strong>, aimed not only at taking lives but also at <strong data-start=\"2370\" data-end=\"2429\">suppressing truth and concealing evidence of war crimes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2434\" data-end=\"2855\">In this context, Al-Dameer urgently calls for a <strong data-start=\"2482\" data-end=\"2527\">transparent and independent investigation<\/strong> into this crime, which was carried out in full view of the world and clearly signals the occupation\u2019s confidence in committing atrocities with impunity. This places an increased responsibility on the international community to act immediately to halt such crimes and ensure that the perpetrators do not escape accountability.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2857\" data-end=\"2921\">Accordingly, Al-Dameer Association for Human Rights calls for:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li data-start=\"2926\" data-end=\"3148\">The <strong data-start=\"2930\" data-end=\"2948\">United Nations<\/strong> and the <strong data-start=\"2957\" data-end=\"2981\">Human Rights Council<\/strong> to establish an <strong data-start=\"2998\" data-end=\"3062\">independent and urgent international investigative committee<\/strong> to examine this crime and all crimes committed against civilians in the Gaza Strip.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3152\" data-end=\"3357\">The <strong data-start=\"3156\" data-end=\"3206\">Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court<\/strong> to launch an immediate investigation into the deliberate targeting of journalists and civil defense teams as a war crime and crime against humanity.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3361\" data-end=\"3560\">The <strong data-start=\"3365\" data-end=\"3408\">International Federation of Journalists<\/strong> and all global media institutions to adopt firm positions and exert pressure to end the targeting of journalists in Gaza and ensure their protection.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p data-start=\"3562\" data-end=\"3619\"><strong data-start=\"3562\" data-end=\"3569\">End<\/strong><br data-start=\"3569\" data-end=\"3572\" \/><em data-start=\"3572\" data-end=\"3619\">Al-Dameer Association for Human Rights \u2013 Gaza<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Al-Dameer: Calls for an Independent Investigation into the Crime of Targeting Journalists and Humanitarian Workers at Nasser Medical 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