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Israel is eradicating journalism in Gaza, with ten reporters killed in three days, 48 since start of war [1]

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Date: 2023-11

Of the ten journalists killed from 18 to 20 November, at least three were killed in the course of their work or because of it. Hassouna Sleem, the director of the Palestinian online news agency Quds News, and freelance photo-journalist Sary Mansour were killed during an Israeli assault on the Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on 18 November. According to RSF’s information, they had received an online death threat in connection with their work 24 hours prior to their deaths.

The well-known journalist Bilal Jadallah was killed by an Israeli strike that hit his car directly as he was trying to evacuate from Gaza City via the district of Zeitoun on the morning of 19 November. A prominent figure within the Palestinian media community, he held several positions including chair of the board of Press House-Palestine, an organisation that supports independent media and journalists in Gaza.

From north to south, a cemetery for journalists

The tragedy of the past few days brings to 48 the number of journalists killed since 7 October in Gaza, including 11 so far in the course of their work, according to RSF. While most of these crimes were committed in the north of Gaza, where Israeli forces have concentrated their attacks, at least five journalists were killed in the south, above all in the cities of Rafah and Khan Younis, where much of the territory’s population has sought refuge. Most of the journalists were killed with family members when Israeli strikes hit their homes.

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[1] Url: https://rsf.org/en/israel-eradicating-journalism-gaza-ten-reporters-killed-three-days-48-start-war

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