As Israel carried out massive strikes on Lebanon, killing nearly 300 people in a massive bombing spree in Beirut and the south, Israeli drones continued to target and attack Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
In dozens of cases, the Committee to Protect Journalists documented a recurring set of abuse – from beating to starvation, sexual violence, and medical neglect – of journalists because of their work – a deliberate strategy to silence journalists and destroy their ability to bear witness.
The continued silence from the international community enables this.
Among the most shocking cases is that of Leqaa Kordia, a Palestinian woman and the last person still held in US federal detention in connection with protests at Columbia University.
The targeting of the journalists, including one who had done work for CBS and AFP, marks Israel’s latest assault on the press in Gaza.
Palestinian journalist recounts rape & torture in Israeli prison, describing systematic abuse of detainees. Warning: This article contains detailed descriptions of sexual violence, torture and abuse in detention.
Colonel Steve Gabavics tells New York Times that evidence an Israeli soldier intentionally shot journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was shrugged off by US government.
Pope Leo, the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican State, praises journalists for risking their lives to report facts from conflict zones, including Gaza.
Two years into Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza and its broader assault across Palestinian territories, prisoner advocacy institutions have released a detailed fact sheet exposing the scale of atrocities committed inside Israeli prisons and military detention camps.
The BBC ignored an internal request to correct reporting that smeared a high-profile Palestinian journalist killed by Israel as a Hamas operative, in what a whistleblower has described as a “grave editorial breach”.
Journalists are civilians, and their protection is an international obligation. Journalism is essential to exposing what is happening in Gaza and holding those responsible to account