Leaders, journalist groups react to Israeli Gaza strike that killed five journalists

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Smoke rises from Gaza after an explosion, as seen from the Israeli side of the border, August 25, 2025. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

World leaders and journalist groups reacted to an Israeli strike on Monday at Gaza Strips Nasser hospital that killed at least 20 people, including five journalists who worked for Reuters, the Associated Press, Al Jazeera and others.

COMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS:

The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the Israeli strikes that killed five journalists in Nasser hospital in southern Gaza and calls for the international community to hold Israel accountable for its continued unlawful attacks on the press.

PALESTINIAN JOURNALISTS SYNDICATE:

The Syndicate affirmed that this heinous crime represents a dangerous escalation in the direct and deliberate targeting of Palestinian journalists and confirms without a shadow of a doubt that the occupation is waging an open war on free media, with the aim of terrorizing journalists and preventing them from carrying out their professional mission of exposing its crimes to the world.

U.S. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP:

“When did this happen?”

“I didnt know that. Well, I’m not happy about it. I dont want to see it. At the same time, we have to end that whole nightmare.”

FRENCH PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON:

This is intolerable: civilians and journalists must be protected in all circumstances. The media must be able to carry out their mission freely and independently to cover the reality of the conflict.

QATARI MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS:

In a statement on Monday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stressed that the occupation forces targeting of