Israel Kills Three Journalists Within 24 Hours of Ceasefire
‘A systematic policy of targeting.’
by Sophia Sheera
9 April 2026
Israel killed three journalists yesterday, including an Al Jazeera journalist who was driving on a main road west of Gaza City, within 24 hours of a ceasefire deal brokered by the US and Iran coming into effect.
Al-Manar TV reporter Suzanne Khalil and Radio Sawt al-Farah’s Ghada Al-Dayekh were killed by Israeli strikes in Lebanon, on the same day that Israel killed Palestinian reporter Muhammad Wishah in Gaza.
Al Jazeera called the death of Wishah, who had worked for Al Jazeera Mubasher since 2018, a deliberate and targeted assassination.
In a statement, Al Jazeera Media Network said: “This constitutes a new and flagrant violation of all international laws and norms, and reflects a continued systematic policy of targeting journalists and silencing the voice of truth.”
Citing the Gaza Government Media Office, Al Jazeera reported that at least 262 journalists have been killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 2023. The deaths of the two Lebanese journalists yesterday takes the tally of journalists killed in Lebanon up to 16, as documented by the UN.
According to the International Consortium of Journalists, Israel was responsible for two thirds of press members killed in 2025, driving numbers to an all-time high of 129.
Sophia Sheera is a journalist in Novara Media’s social media team.