Al Jazeera Arabic journalist Ismail al-Ghoul and his cameraman Rami al-Rifee have been killed in an attack on the Gaza Strip, the news outlet reports.

“Ismail was renowned for his professionalism and dedication, bringing the world’s attention to the suffering and atrocities committed in Gaza, especially in Al-Shifa Hospital and the northern neighbourhoods. Without Ismail, the world would not have seen the devastating images of these massacres”, Al Jazeera’s managing editor Mohamed Moawad wrote on X.

“Shame on those who have failed the civilians, journalists, and humanity,” he said, noting that Ghoul “refused to succumb to hunger, illness, and the loss of his brother”.

Before the latest deadly attack, Israel’s offensive on Gaza was already considered the deadliest conflict for journalists and media workers in the world.

The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists has put the number of media workers killed as of July 5 at 108 since the conflict began, making it the deadliest period since the group began gathering data in 1992.