Israeli Airstrike Kills Photojournalist Ismail Abu Hatab_ at Least 20 Others_ in Gaza
- On Monday, an Israeli warplane struck Al-Baqa Café in Gaza, killing Palestinian filmmaker Ismail Abu Hatab and over 20 civilians, injuring journalist Bayan Abusultan.
- Amid Israel’s 21-month Gaza campaign, over 56,500 civilians have been killed, with efforts to suppress independent journalism through widespread administrative detention, according to Gaza’s health ministry.
- According to health officials, the Israeli warplane struck Al-Baqa Café at 2:48 p.m., killing at least 30 people inside, including journalists, and injuring many others.
- Many wounded remain in critical condition, prompting CPJ to call for an independent investigation into the attack.
- The ICJ's 2024 advisory reaffirmed occupation illegality, prompting increased calls for the ICC to pursue accountability for attacks on Gaza civilians and journalists.
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CPJ condemns Israel airstrike against Palestine journalists
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Tuesday criticized the deadly Israeli airstrike on Al-Baqa Café in Gaza that resulted in the death of Palestinian filmmaker and photojournalist Ismail Abu Hatab and injured freelance journalist Bayan Abusultan. In commenting on the latest wave of Israeli attacks on civilians, CPJ Regional Director Sara Qudah stated: “The world must not ignore these deliberate assaults, and the targeting of the popul…
The bombing by the Israeli army, which claimed to have targeted Hamas-related terrorists, killed many civilians in a well-known café in the Palestinian enclave.
Twenty-four people were killed on Monday 30 June in an Israeli strike against al-Baqa coffee shop in Gaza, frequented by many students.
Israeli airstrike on Gaza kills journalist Ismail Abu Hatab, injures another - Committee to Protect Journalists
Sulaymaniyah, Iraq, July 1, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns an Israeli airstrike on Al-Baqa Café, a beachfront venue in western Gaza City, which killed 34-year-old Palestinian filmmaker and photojournalist Ismail Abu Hatab and injured freelance journalist Bayan Abusultan on Monday, according to multiple news reports and an eyewitness photographer, who spoke with CPJ. Clight TV’s owner Ismail Abu Hatab was among over 20 people …
Israeli airstrike on popular Gaza City beach café kills at least 30
Al-Baqa café at the seaside in Gaza City was a popular spot among journalists, activists and locals. According to inhabitants, a children's birthday party was taking place when the location was hit by an Israeli airstrike on Monday.
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