Two journalists working for Qatari-based television network Al Jazeera have been injured in a missile strike on southern Gaza, the channel has reported.

Chief correspondent Wael al Dahdouh and cameraman Samer Abu Daqqa were reportedly wounded after a drone fired a missile at a school-turned-shelter in the southern city of Khan Younis.

Shrapnel from the attack hit Mr Dahdouh in his right arm. He was later taken to Nasser hospital for treatment, according to the channel.

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It comes a month-and-a-half after Mr Dahdouh’s wife, 15-year-old son, seven-year-old daughter and his grandson were killed in an apparent Israeli airstrike.

His family was seeking refuge in Nuseirat camp in the centre of Gaza when their home was reportedly struck by Israeli forces.

Mr Daqqa also suffered shrapnel injuries and had not yet been reached by paramedics, Hani Mahmoud, another Al Jazeera journalist, reported.

“The ambulance finds it very difficult to get to him and to save him,” he said.

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Al Jazeera’s managing editor, Mohamed Moawad, said in a statement on X, formerly Twitter: “We appeal to the global journalistic community, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), and humanitarian organisations to swiftly coordinate the evacuation of our injured journalist trapped inside a school.

“The gravity of the situation demands immediate attention to ensure the safety and well-being of our colleague!”

The International Federation of Journalists said it is “deeply shocked” after hearing about the attack, adding: “We condemn the attack and reiterate our demand that journalists’ lives must be safeguarded.”

At least 56 Palestinian, four Israeli and three Lebanese journalists and media workers have been killed since 7 October, according to figures compiled by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).

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