Media groups urge Israel to allow Gaza access for foreign journalists
- Over 130 leaders from news and press freedom organizations called for immediate access for foreign journalists to Gaza in a letter coordinated by the Committee to Protect Journalists and Reporters Without Borders.
- Israeli authorities have restricted the entry of international journalists into Gaza since the war began, allowing only brief, military-controlled visits.
- The letter emphasizes the need for independent journalists in Gaza for transparency, especially during renewed military operations and humanitarian efforts.
- Jodie Ginsberg, CEO of the Committee to Protect Journalists, stated that Israel must allow journalists to work in Gaza 'without fear for their lives.
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‘Ban on truth’: UNRWA condemns Israel for barring journalists from entering Gaza
The commissioner-general of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has deplored the Israeli authorities' denial of entry into the Gaza Strip for international journalists as a “ban on reporting the truth.”
Israel’s Ban on International Journalists in Gaza Sparks UN Outcry Over Media Blackout - teleSUR English
The United Nations has condemned Israel’s unprecedented restriction barring international journalists from entering Gaza amid ongoing conflict, warning the move fuels misinformation and hides the harsh realities faced by Palestinians trapped under siege. RELATED: Israeli Airstrikes Kill Dozens in Gaza on Eid al-AdhaThe Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for Palestine Refugees, Philippe Lazzarini, has sharp…
20 months ago Israel "has refused to allow independent access to journalists outside of Gaza", a situation that the signatories consider to be "without precedent in modern war".
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