GENEVA, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations (UN) on Monday condemned the killing of six Palestinian journalists in Sunday's Israeli airstrike on Gaza City as a "grave breach of international humanitarian law."

"Israel must respect and protect all civilians, including journalists," said the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on social media X, calling for "immediate, safe and unhindered access" to Gaza for all journalists.

According to the office, at least 242 Palestinian journalists have been killed in Gaza since Oct.7, 2023.

The Al Jazeera Media Network on Monday condemned the Israeli army for killing five of its correspondents in an air raid on their tent in front of the Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City on Sunday. According to Gaza's civil defense authorities and hospital officials, a freelance journalist who was injured in the airstrike died on Monday morning, bringing the death toll to six. ■