Back-to-back Israeli strikes kill five journalists at Gaza hospital complex

By Aya Batrawy

Published August 25, 2025 at 5:07 PM EDT

Israel attacked a Reuters live feed at a Gaza hospital complex, then struck the reporters and first responders covering that strike.

Aya Batrawy

Aya Batraway is an NPR International Correspondent based in Dubai. She joined in 2022 from the Associated Press, where she was an editor and reporter for over 11 years.

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