Palestine

Israeli regime killing journalists to stop Gaza news coverage

Dozens of journalists have lost their lives since the Gaza war began 71 days ago, meaning the Zionist regime is killing the media workers to stop them from reflecting truths of the ongoing Gaza war.

According to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), at least 64 journalists and media workers have been killed since the onset of the war in Gaza.

CPJ is also investigating numerous unconfirmed reports of other journalists being killed, missing, detained, hurt, or threatened, and of damage to media offices and journalists’ homes.

“CPJ emphasizes that journalists are civilians doing important work during times of crisis and must not be targeted by warring parties,” said Sherif Mansour, CPJ’s Middle East and North Africa program coordinator.

“Journalists across the region are making great sacrifices to cover this heart-breaking conflict. Those in Gaza, in particular, have paid, and continue to pay, an unprecedented toll and face exponential threats. Many have lost colleagues, families, and media facilities, and have fled seeking safety when there is no safe haven or exit.”

The latest media worker to fall victim to the Israeli war in Gaza is Al Jazeera cameraman Samer Abu Daqqa who succumbed to his injuries sustained in an Israeli regime’s drone strike in Khan Yunis on Friday.

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