NEW DELHI: Amid mounting worldwide outrage over the killing of 5 Al Jazeera journalists, Congress chief Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday condemned the Israeli strike, calling it “cold-blooded homicide” and “heinous crime.” Taking to X, Priyanka stated, “The cold-blooded homicide of 5 Al Jazeera journalists is yet one more heinous crime dedicated on Palestinian soil.” She additional praised the slain reporters for his or her braveness, saying their dedication to reality couldn’t be damaged by “the violence and hatred of the Israeli state.”“In a world the place a lot of the media is enslaved to energy and commerce, these courageous souls reminded us of what true journalism is,” she added.Israel on Sunday focused an Al Jazeera journalist in a strike on Gaza Metropolis. It had accused him of being a Hamas operative and a “army terrorist,” a declare that Al Jazeera has denied. Al Jazeera on Monday confirmed that 5 of its journalists have been killed within the strike, whereas denying any ties of its reporters to Hamas. The media community additional alleged that Israel is concentrating on reporters to silence them earlier than planning an offensive to take over the Gaza Strip. Israel, together with PM Benjamin Netanyahu, has lengthy accused the Qatari Community of being the “mouthpiece of Hamas.” Final 12 months, it banned the community within the nation, accusing it of harming Israel’s safety and inciting violence in opposition to its troopers.