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Al Jazeera
7 days ago
- Politics
- Al Jazeera
How can Israel kill journalists with impunity?
More media workers killed in Gaza genocide than in previous conflicts in history. Israel's murder of four Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza has sparked international condemnation. And it's not the first time. Although Israel has killed at least 237 media workers since its war began, these and other killings have gone unpunished. What does this impunity mean for journalism? Presenter: Nick Clark Guests: Ahmed Najar – Palestinian writer and political analyst Dominique Pradalie – President of the International Federation of Journalists Omar Rahman – Fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs in Washington, DC
Arab News
24-07-2025
- Politics
- Arab News
Pregnant Palestinian journalist killed in Israeli strike
LONDON: Palestinian journalist Walaa Al-Jaabari, who was reportedly pregnant, was killed along with her immediate family in an Israeli airstrike on Wednesday. Al-Jaabari, a newspaper editor for several local media outlets, died when her home in the Tal Al-Hawa neighborhood in southwest Gaza City was bombed. The strike also killed her husband, Amjad Al-Shaer, their four children, and her unborn baby. According to local reports, the explosion was so powerful it reportedly ejected the fetus from her womb. Arab News could not independently verify this claim or the authenticity of photos circulating online that appear to show a fetus wrapped in a shroud. Her death is the latest in what human rights and press freedom organizations have described as the systematic targeting of journalists in Gaza. On Wednesday, the International Federation of Journalists renewed its call for Israel to stop killing media workers and to allow international reporters access to the territory, which has been under an Israeli-imposed blockade for 21 months. More than 180 journalists — almost all Palestinians — have been killed in Gaza since the start of the Israeli offensive, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists. Other organizations estimate the toll to be as high as 231. In at least a dozen cases, rights groups say there is evidence that Israeli forces deliberately targeted journalists, which they warn may constitute war crimes. No independent reporters have been permitted entry into Gaza throughout the war, apart from a handful of tightly controlled, brief 'embed' visits with Israeli troops. Israeli authorities have repeatedly refused to lift the ban, citing security concerns and the risks of allowing journalists to operate freely in the conflict zone. The blockade has placed immense pressure on local reporters, who face extreme working conditions, including limited access to electricity, food, and Internet connectivity. On Thursday, the Associated Press, Agence France-Presse, Reuters and the BBC issued a joint statement urging Israel to allow journalists access to Gaza and permit the entry of humanitarian supplies. 'We are desperately concerned for our journalists in Gaza, who are increasingly unable to feed themselves and their families,' the statement said. 'For many months, these independent journalists have been the world's eyes and ears on the ground in Gaza. They are now facing the same dire circumstances as those they are covering.'
Al Mayadeen
15-07-2025
- Politics
- Al Mayadeen
Toll of journalists killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza hits 228
The number of martyred journalists in Gaza has risen to 228 since the beginning of the genocide, following the martyrdom of journalist Ismail Abu Hatab, the Government Media Office in the Palestinian enclave announced on Monday. According to the statement, Abu Hatab worked with multiple media outlets and platforms and held several photographic exhibitions outside of Palestine, aimed at showcasing the 'catastrophic reality' in the Gaza Strip. The Government Media Office strongly condemned "Israel's" 'systematic targeting, killing, and assassination of Palestinian journalists,' calling on the International Federation of Journalists, the Federation of Arab Journalists, and all press unions and media bodies worldwide to denounce these systematic crimes against journalists in Gaza. The photographer and owner of the 'Tent Gallery' in Los Angeles, @IsmailabuHatab was killed in an Israeli airstrike west of Gaza City today. A friend for over 10 years, he was truly exceptional in his work. Through his platform By Palestine and his exhibition Between the Sky and… Media Office held the Israeli occupation, the US administration, and the countries 'complicit in the genocide," such as the United Kingdom, Germany, and France, fully responsible for committing these 'heinous and brutal crimes.' It urged the international community, global organizations, and all entities related to journalism and media to 'condemn the occupation's crimes, deter it, and pursue it in international courts.' The statement also called on these bodies to 'exert serious and effective pressure to stop the genocide, protect journalists and media workers in Gaza, and put an end to their targeted killings and assassinations.' Meanwhile, the Israeli occupation military intensified on Monday its assault on Gaza City in the northern part of the Strip, committing multiple massacres that left dozens of martyrs and wounded, including women and children. Read more: On World Press Freedom Day, UN mourns 200+ journalists killed in Gaza
The National
16-06-2025
- Politics
- The National
Israel's strike on Iran's TV station mirrors attacks on journalists in Gaza and Lebanon
Israel's direct strike on Iran's national TV station in Tehran is the latest in a pattern of deliberate attacks on journalists, echoing similar hits in Gaza and Lebanon. The strike hit the station's building during a live broadcast on Monday evening, packed with journalists and technicians at the time. Iranian state media reported casualties. The attack marks the latest in a series of similar strikes targeting media outlets and journalists in other war zones. In Gaza, more than 165 journalists have been killed by Israeli fire since the war broke out in October 2023, according to the International Federation of Journalists and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). At least 10 media workers have been killed by the Israeli army and several others injured in Lebanon, too, official sources in the country say. Many of those were killed in daylight, in direct hits. No Israeli military officials have been held accountable. The International Court of Justice condemned what it described as 'a continuation of Israel's decades-long pattern of targeting journalists with impunity'. Monday's strike came after the Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz threatened in a post on X to make the 'residents of Tehran pay the price' after Iran's missile attacks on Tel Aviv and Haifa. He then wrote that the TV station would 'disappear'. Minutes later, footage showed Iranian TV staff with bloodied hands pointing towards the burning building.
