A doctor who works at the Nasser Hospital in Gaza, which was hit by Israeli strikes, believes that journalists who were killed in the attack were deliberately targeted.
At least 20 people, including five journalists, were killed in the strikes.
The journalists worked for Reuters, Associated Press and Al Jazeera.
They have been named as Mariam Abu Dagga, Mohammad Salama, Moaz Abu Taha, Ahmed Abu Aziz and Hussam Al-Masri.
Photographer Hatem Khaled was injured in the attack.
Dr Ahmed Al Farra, who is Head of the Paediatric and Maternity Department at Nasser Hospital, said that what happened was "unbelievable" as the attackers "know who's where in that area".
"They know that they are trying to help and evacuate their colleagues," Dr Al Farra said on RTÉ's Morning Ireland.
"It is intentional because some of the occupational leaders, when they were investigated yesterday or asked why they did it, they said they had commands and orders from their leaders.
"This is executing and killing someone," he said.
"This is not something sporadic, or isolated. It is something planned."
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Meanwhile, the Managing Director of Al Jazeera called for an independent review into the "killings" of journalists in Gaza.
Mohamed Moaward paid tribute to his "brave colleague" Mohammad Salama, who worked as a photo journalist for Al Jazeera.
Speaking on the same programme, Mr Moaward said that Mr Salama was "killed while trying to help another journalist colleague from Reuters who had been struck down while live streaming from Nasser hospital.
"He wasn't only a journalist with a camera but a human being whose first instinct was to protect others. That's why he rushed to help his colleague when he was struck down," he said.
"Even in the face of danger, he died as he lived with courage and compassion."
Mr Moaward said that his colleague was two days away from getting married.
"Now he's leaving behind his fiancée," he said. "She is in shock. We are all in shock."
He told the programme that the press convoy thought being near the hospital was a safe place to be.
"The airstrike by the IDF targeted them in the hospital," he said.
He said that Mr Salama was "really committed to the story - to covering what's happening in Gaza and uncovering the atrocities".
"The loss of Mohamad comes after the loss of many others in our profession in Gaza," Mr Moawad said.
He said that local journalists in Gaza are "brave" to continue their coverage in Gaza despite the devastating loss.
Journalist Mariam Abu Dagga, who freelanced for Associated Press, gave a voice to the voiceless, Mr Moawad said.
He said that Ms Abu Dagga left a will to her colleagues two days before her death and wrote a letter to her 11-year-old son.
She urged him not to cry over her death and said she was proud of him.
Mr Moawad said Ms Abu Dagga wanted to be remembered as a "brave journalist who refused to back down despite the danger, despite the intimidation from the Israeli government".
"Every time they [Israel] come up with a different story. They are saying that they regret the ambush," he said.
"I think this time; they were in a hot spot because this was live streamed on air."
"They have killed 240 journalists now.
"We continue to pursue all legal actions. We know that accountability must happen in the future."
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