US EditionTargeting or Threatening Members of Press Is Unacceptable: US Senators
Seventeen U.S. senators urged Secretary of State Marco Rubio to press Israel for journalist protection and media access in Gaza, citing over 200 journalist deaths since October 2023.
- Published on 21 Aug 2025, a group of U.S. senators urged Secretary of State Marco Rubio to press Israel to protect journalists and allow international media into the Gaza Strip.
- After an August 10 strike that killed six journalists including Al Jazeera correspondent Anas al-Sharif, Israel barred international reporters from Gaza Strip, limiting independent coverage.
- Senators cited casualty figures and watchdog reports showing more than 190 journalists have died in Gaza since the assault, and questioned Israel's unproven claim that Anas al-Sharif was a Hamas militant.
- The senators demanded the U.S. press Israel to stop targeting media, and a State Department press office member, Shahed Ghoreishi, was fired on August 20 after suggesting condolences for journalists killed in Gaza.
- With Gaza sealed to foreign press, many international outlets including AFP rely on Palestinian reporters, and senators warned that lack of U.S. government support undermines American credibility.
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Israel's Targeting or Threatening of Journalists in Gaza Is 'Unacceptable,' Say 17 US Senators - Quds News Network
A group of 17 US senators has urged Secretary of State Marco Rubio to pressure Israel to protect journalists in Gaza and to allow media access to the enclave, following the targeted killing of Palestinian journalists covering the ongoing genocide.
17 Senators Demand US Pressure Israel Over Killing Palestinian Journalists, Opening Gaza to Media
In a letter made public Wednesday, a group of Senate Democrats urged Secretary of State Marco Rubio to pressure Israel about the deaths of Palestinian journalists covering the conflict in Gaza, and to push for Gaza to be opened to international media. Signed by Hawaii Senator Brian Schatz and cosigned by 16 other Democratic senators, including Amy Klobuchar, Elizabeth Warren and Tim Kaine, the letter also specifically addresses the death of Al J…
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