According to a report by the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate, the number of journalists killed by Israel in the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, is more than twice the number of journalists killed in a year worldwide.
The union released a written statement on the occasion of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, declared by the United Nations (UN) on November 2.
“The Israeli occupation forces’ systematic massacres of Palestinian journalists in the Gaza Strip, aiming to kill witnesses to the truth, will not go unpunished,” the statement said, adding that “the Israeli occupation army killed 183 journalists in Gaza in one year; this is approximately twice the number of journalists killed each year worldwide.”
The horrific massacres carried out by Israeli forces against the press and humanity in the Gaza Strip are considered the biggest and most heinous massacres against journalists in the history of the media, and called on countries and organizations around the world to take urgent measures and decisions and establish binding and deterrent legal mechanisms to hold journalist killers accountable, put them on trial and prevent them from escaping punishment, “The massacres committed systematically by the (Israeli) occupation forces against Palestinian journalists in Gaza, aimed at eliminating witnesses of the truth, will not go unpunished,” According to Anadolu.
It described the “horrific massacres against journalism and humanity by the occupation forces in Gaza” as the “largest and most brutal massacre of journalists in the history of media worldwide.”
In a written statement made yesterday by the government’s Media Office in Gaza, it was stated that 183 journalists have been killed in the Gaza Strip, which has been under attack by the Israeli army since October 7, 2023.
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres stated yesterday that the killing of journalists in Gaza, which has been under Israeli attack since October 7, 2023, is unacceptable and called for the protection of members of the press.
Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), said yesterday that 900 journalists have been killed worldwide since 2013, which means an average of 82 journalists per year.
Since October 7, 43,314 Palestinians have been killed and 102,019 injured, including approximately 17,210 children and 11,742 women, in Israel’s attacks on the Gaza Strip.
While it is reported that there are still thousands of dead under the rubble, civilian infrastructure is also being destroyed by targeting hospitals and educational institutions where people take shelter.
