GAZA CITY, Palestine

Another Palestinian journalist was killed by the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip, local authorities said on Friday.

In a statement, the Gaza-based Government Media Office said photojournalist Bilal Rajab was killed by the Israeli army in Gaza.

The statement urged the international community and international journalist groups to prosecute Israel before the international courts for its crimes against Palestinians and journalists.

Rajab's death brings the number of journalists killed by Israel in Gaza since Oct. 7, 2023 to 183, the Media Office noted.

On Friday, the UN secretary-general said the killings of journalists are "unacceptable," urging for the protection of the press.

Israel has continued a devastating offensive on Gaza since October last year despite a UN Security Council resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire.

More than 43,200 people have since been killed, mostly women and children, and over 101,800 others injured, according to local health authorities.

Mediation efforts led by the US, Egypt, and Qatar to reach a Gaza cease-fire and prisoner swap agreement between Israel and Hamas have failed over Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s refusal to halt the war.

Israel faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its deadly war on Gaza.

*Writing by Ahmed Asmar