By By Greta McClain Jul 20, 2014 in World Gaza - A well respected photojournalist has become the latest victim in the bloody conflict in Gaza, killed during continued Israeli shelling of the area. The incident occurred during a three hour ceasefire requested by the International Crescent Red Cross (ICRC). The ceasefire was aimed at allowing medical personnel and other emergency officials to evacuate the dead and injured. The Israeli Defense Force (IDF) claims they resumed shelling of the area only after Hams breached the ceasefire, telling “The agreement to implement a ceasefire was ended because of Hamas who started shooting at our soldiers. We had to answer back.” Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri issued a statement "The ICRC contacted (us) and offered to broker a three-hour humanitarian truce to enable ambulances to evacuate the dead and wounded and Hamas accepted it." Expressions of shock, sadness and anger have begun to flood #GazaUnderAttack: When a journalist becomes the news! RIP Khaled Hamad Screen Captrue Photojournalist cameraman Khaled Hamad, 25, was killed while covering the shelling of the residential neighborhood of Shujaya in Gaza. Hamad, who was wearing a vest clearly identifying himself as a member of the press, and 28 year-old medic Fouad Jaber, were both killed when an Israeli shell struck an ambulance carrying the injured to a local hospital. The Palestinian Press Bloc, a local NGO, accused Israel of killing Hamad due to Israel’s practice of "targeting Palestinian media people because they expose the Israeli massacres to the whole world."The incident occurred during a three hour ceasefire requested by the International Crescent Red Cross (ICRC). The ceasefire was aimed at allowing medical personnel and other emergency officials to evacuate the dead and injured.The Israeli Defense Force (IDF) claims they resumed shelling of the area only after Hams breached the ceasefire, telling RT.com Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri issued a statement saying Expressions of shock, sadness and anger have begun to flood Twitter , with many offering condolences, while others express outrage that journalists have now become the news. Fellow journalist Rania Zabaneh, who is with Al Jazeera English, posted: More about Gaza, Isreal, Palestine, photojourn, cameraman More news from Gaza Isreal Palestine photojourn cameraman Khaled Hamad