An Israeli strike hit a vehicle in Gaza on Sunday that killed two journalists, including the eldest son of a veteran Al Jazeera correspondent who already lost much of his family in earlier bombings.

Journalists Hamza Dahdouh, Mustafa Thuraya and Hazem Rajab were driving to an assignment in southwest Gaza an area that was supposedly a safe zone when a missile blew up their car. The attack killed Dahdouh and Thuraya, and severely injured Rajab.

Hamza Dahdouh, a 27-year-old journalist, was the son of prominent Gaza correspondent and Al Jazeera Arabic bureau chief Wael Dahdouh. Hamza, who the network said was very attached to his family, followed in his fathers footsteps and joined Al Jazeera to help report on the territory.

Hamza was everything to me, the eldest boy, he was the soul of my soul, Wael Dahdouh told Al Jazeera on Sunday from the cemetery where his son was buried. These are the tears of parting and loss, the tears of humanity.