At least 242 journalists died in Gaza since October 2023, while the conflict leaves thousands of victims and restricts the access of the foreign press.
The UN Office for Human Rights accused Israel of violating the International Humanitarian Law After the death of six Palestinian journalists in a Air attack in Gaza. The agency pointed out that the fact represents a serious violation and requested that it be respected The work of the press in conflict areas.
“Israel must respect and protect all journalists”highlighted the office headed by Volker Turk, who recalled that at least 242 reporters lost their lives in Gaza since the beginning of the Israeli military offensive in October 2023.
THE ATTACK AGAINST THE PRESS
Among the victims was Anas al Sharifrenowned reporter of Al Yazira for its coverage of the war. According to the UN, journalists died from the Impact of an Israeli projectile against the tent where they took refugenear the Shifa hospital.
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Israel argued that some of the journalists, including Sharif, “Terrorist activities”an accusation rejected by organizations such as reporters without borders (RSF). “The attempt to stigmatize the journalists killed as ‘terrorists’ is a more act of violence. It is about kill them twicean act of totalitarian regimes and predators of press freedom, ”said the NGO, which accused the government of Benjamin Netanyahu of “mute” to the press “So that the genocide is not documented.”
Both the UN and RSF requested that Israel allows the access of the foreign press to Gaza, banned from the beginning of the current offensive.
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Gaza elevates almost 61,500 the fatal victims of Israel
At least 61,499 people were killed and more than 153,000 were injured in the Gaza Strip, victims of the military offensive launched by Israel in October 2023, according to the balance updated on Monday by the Gazati authorities.
The Ministry of Healthcontrolled by Hamas, confirmed the death of 69 people in the last 24 hourswhile from the rupture of Alto El Fuego in last March, almost 10,000 people were already killed in the strip. In the last hours an Israeli attack killed Six journalistswhile the Benjamin Netanyahu government approved a Plan to expand military operations and take control of the city of Gaza.
Source: Ambito
