Al Jazeera condemns the Israeli attack on the Jabalia refugee camp that killed members of the family of broadcast engineer Mohamed Abu Al-Qumsan.
Mohamed Abu Al-Qumsan, a broadcast engineer at Al Jazeera’s Gaza bureau, lost 19 members of his family, including his father and two sisters, in Israeli air raids on the Jabalia refugee camp.
In a statement Tuesday, Al Jazeera denounced what it called a “massacre” and “unforgivable act” by Israeli forces.
“Al Jazeera vehemently condemns the heinous and indiscriminate Israeli bombing which resulted in the death of 19 family members of our dedicated SNG engineer, Mohamed Abu Al-Qumsan,” the statement said.
“This unforgivable act, during the Jabalia massacre, cost the lives of Mohamed’s father, his two sisters, his eight nephews and nieces, his brother, his brother’s wife and their four children, his sister-in-law and an uncle.
The tragedy comes amid continued Israeli bombardment of the besieged Gaza Strip, where more than 2.3 million Palestinians have few options for refuge.
The Israeli attack on the Jabalia refugee camp, a densely populated neighborhood in northern Gaza, killed more than 50 people, according to Palestinian authorities.
Footage from the scene of the attack showed rescue workers and volunteers using their bare hands to dig through the rubble to try to reach people trapped under the collapsed buildings.
The attack came days after the wife, son, daughter and grandson of Al Jazeera Arab correspondent in Gaza, Wael Dahdouh, were killed in an Israeli airstrike.
“It’s clear what happened. This is a series of targeted attacks against children, women and civilians,” Dahdouh said after seeing the bodies of his family members in a morgue.
Earlier this week, the family of Al Jazeera correspondent Youmna ElSayed received a phone call from someone who said they were part of the Israeli army and warned them to leave their home and move to South.
Palestinian authorities said at least 8,525 people, including more than 3,500 children, had been killed in Gaza since fighting began on October 7. The Committee to Protect Journalists said at least 31 journalists were killed during this period, including 26 Palestinians.
“We urge the international community to urgently address this grave injustice to ensure justice for the families of Mohamed Abu Al-Qumsan and countless other innocent civilians in Gaza who have lost their loved ones,” reads the statement. the Al Jazeera press release.