DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli strike on a hospital in southern Gaza killed four journalists on Monday, including a freelancer who worked for The Associated Press, according to health officials.
Mariam Dagga, 33, a visual journalist, freelanced for the AP since the Gaza war began, as well as other news outlets. The AP said in a statement that it was shocked and saddened to learn of Dagga’s death, along with several other journalists.
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Source: AP freelancer among 4 journalists killed in Israeli strike on hospital in Gaza, health
