According to the UN, the Gaza Strip has become the most dangerous place in the world for journalists and their families, CNN reported.
According to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CJP), at least 57 Palestinian journalists have been killed in Gaza since the attacks on October 7. In total, at least 64 journalists have been killed since October 7, including four Israeli and three Lebanese journalists.
Journalists "inform the world in real time of the horrors that civilians in Gaza are subjected to. Their dedication deserves recognition. But one by one, these eyes on the ground are clouding over," the UN Office for Human Rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory said in a statement. territories.
The UN said it was also concerned by widespread allegations that journalists and media workers had received threatening and intimidating phone calls from Israeli security officials, the statement said.
The killings and forced displacement of journalists have hindered their ability to cover events on the ground in Gaza, the announcement said./BGNES
