Reuters, AP mourn contributors killed in Gaza strikes

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Reuters and the Associated Press have said they are devastated after contributors were killed in strikes on Gaza attributed to the Israeli military, AFP reports.

“We are devastated to learn of the death of Reuters contractor Hussam al-Masri and injuries to another of our contractors, Hatem Khaled, in Israeli strikes on the Nasser hospital in Gaza today,” a Reuters spokesperson said in a statement.

In a statement, the AP said that it was “shocked and saddened” to learn of the death of Mariam Dagga, 33, a visual journalist who freelanced for the agency since the start of the conflict.

 Palestinian cameraman Hussam al-Masri, who was a contractor for <em>Reuters</em> and killed in Israeli strikes on Nasser hospital on August 25, 2025, works at Nasser hospital, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on August 7, 2024. — Reuters
Palestinian cameraman Hussam al-Masri, who was a contractor for Reuters and killed in Israeli strikes on Nasser hospital on August 25, 2025, works at Nasser hospital, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on August 7, 2024. — Reuters

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