Most of the journalists and media workers killed in the war are Palestinians, with 61 out of 68 journalists. The report stated that the commission was “specifically concerned about a clear pattern of targeting journalists and their families by the Israeli military.”
An Israeli military spokesman said the forces were not targeting journalists, Reuters reported.
The commission’s data also showed that four Israeli journalists and three Lebanese, including Reuters video journalist Issam al-Abdullah, were killed between Oct. 7 and Dec. 20.
The commission stated that it would continue to investigate the circumstances of the deaths of all journalists. These efforts in Gaza have been hampered by the destruction of large areas and the deaths of family members of journalists, who are often sources for investigators to look into how the journalists were killed, she said.
The Committee is a non-profit organization that advocates for press freedom around the world.
The press in Gaza has been severely restricted under heavy Israeli bombardment with frequent communications cuts and shortages of food, fuel and shelter, the committee said, adding that foreign journalists have not been able to independently access the territory for most of the war.
According to Reuters, Sherif Mansour, CPJ’s program coordinator in the Middle East and North Africa, stated that “the Israel-Gaza war is the most dangerous situation we are witnessing for journalists and these figures clearly show that.” “The Israeli army killed more journalists in the ten weeks than any other army or entity in a single year. With every journalist killed, the war is harder to document and understand more.”
A report issued by the commission in May concluded that Israeli soldiers had killed at least 20 journalists in the last 22 years and that no one had ever been charged or held accountable.
A Reuters investigation earlier this month found that an Israeli tank crew killed al-Abdullah, wounding six journalists by firing two shells in quick succession from Israel as journalists filmed cross-border shelling.
Gaza health officials say nearly 20,000 Palestinians have since been confirmed killed by Israeli attacks and thousands more are believed to be buried under the rubble.
The U.S.-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has stated that the first ten weeks of Israel’s war on Gaza are the deadliest war ever for journalists, with the largest number of journalists killed in a single year in one place.
Most of the journalists and media workers killed in the war are Palestinians, with 61 out of 68 journalists. The report stated that the commission was “specifically concerned about a clear pattern of targeting journalists and their families by the Israeli military.”
An Israeli military spokesman said the forces were not targeting journalists, Reuters reported.
The commission’s data also showed that four Israeli journalists and three Lebanese, including Reuters video journalist Issam al-Abdullah, were killed between Oct. 7 and Dec. 20.
The commission stated that it would continue to investigate the circumstances of the deaths of all journalists. These efforts in Gaza have been hampered by the destruction of large areas and the deaths of family members of journalists, who are often sources for investigators to look into how the journalists were killed, she said.
The Committee is a non-profit organization that advocates for press freedom around the world.
The press in Gaza has been severely restricted under heavy Israeli bombardment with frequent communications cuts and shortages of food, fuel and shelter, the committee said, adding that foreign journalists have not been able to independently access the territory for most of the war.
According to Reuters, Sherif Mansour, CPJ’s program coordinator in the Middle East and North Africa, stated that “the Israel-Gaza war is the most dangerous situation we are witnessing for journalists and these figures clearly show that.” “The Israeli army killed more journalists in the ten weeks than any other army or entity in a single year. With every journalist killed, the war is harder to document and understand more.”
A report issued by the commission in May concluded that Israeli soldiers had killed at least 20 journalists in the last 22 years and that no one had ever been charged or held accountable.
A Reuters investigation earlier this month found that an Israeli tank crew killed al-Abdullah, wounding six journalists by firing two shells in quick succession from Israel as journalists filmed cross-border shelling.
Gaza health officials say nearly 20,000 Palestinians have since been confirmed killed by Israeli attacks and thousands more are believed to be buried under the rubble.
