On 7 October, Palestinian photojournalists Mohammad Al-Salhi, working for news agency Fourth Authority and Ibrahim Lafi from Ain Media news agency were killed while covering fights in the Gaza Strip during on-going military operations in the area.
Mohammad Al-Salhi was shot dead while covering the clashes at the border east of Palestinian refugee camp Al-Bureij, located in the central Gaza Strip, according to the state-run news agency WAFA.
In the same day, the media reported that photojournalist Ibrahim Lafi was killed while reporting near Beit Hanoun checkpoint, close to the separation fence with Israel, in the northern Gaza Strip.