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36 Journalists have been killed in Israel-Hamas War

Journalists, relatives and friends pray over the body of Palestine TV journalist Mohamed Abu Hatab and eleven family members the day after they were killed when their home was hit in the Israeli bombardment of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip on November 3, 2023, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. - Thousands of civilians, both Palestinians and Israelis, have died since October 7, 2023, after Palestinian Hamas militants based in the Gaza Strip entered southern Israel in an unprecedented attack triggering a war declared by Israel on Hamas with retaliatory bombings on Gaza. (Photo by Mahmud HAMS / AFP)

 

 

Press freedom under threat

According to the CPJ report, threats, attacks, and censorship against journalists continue to increase. While many media offices have been damaged during the war, journalists have struggled to find a safe working environment. According to the report, 8 journalists working in the war zone were arrested.

“Journalists pay an unprecedented price”

“Journalists across the region are making great sacrifices to cover this heartbreaking conflict. Those in Gaza in particular have paid, and continue to pay, an unprecedented price and face exponentially increasing threats. Many have lost colleagues, families and media facilities, and have fled in search of safety with no safe haven or way out,” he concluded. He concluded.

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