India, Oct. 13 -- Palestinian journalist Saleh Aljafarawi has reportedly been killed in Gaza City during clashes even as Hamas and Israel signed up for a ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip, ending the two-year-long war.

Aljafarawi, who gained popularity on social media for documenting the human cost of war, was reportedly killed by Israel-backed militia group in the Sabra neighbourhood where he was documenting the destruction of the war. Follow the live updates of Hamas-Israel ceasefire here.

The Israel-backed group clashed with Hamas gunmen when the 28-year-old journalist was cornered and shot at seven times, reports said.

Al Jazeera quoted Palestinian sources saying that clashes had broken out between Hamas security forces and fig...