Groups Allege Starvation of Journalists in Gaza

Groups Allege Starvation of Journalists in Gaza
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Clarion India reports that sixteen media and press freedom groups, including the Al Jazeera Media Network and the Committee to Protect Journalists, have issued a joint statement alleging that Israel is deliberately starving journalists in the Gaza Strip. The groups are calling for immediate international intervention.

The joint statement asserts that Palestinian journalists in Gaza are increasingly unable to feed themselves and their families due to the Israeli blockade. The organizations also describe the ongoing conflict as the deadliest for journalists in 30 years, with at least 231 Palestinian journalists killed since October 2023.

The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate and Reporters Without Borders have both characterized the situation as an “unprecedented massacre” of media workers. The article connects the targeting of journalists and the humanitarian crisis to a broader Israeli strategy aimed at suppressing the Palestinian narrative. It concludes by stating that multiple organizations believe Israel is using starvation as a weapon of war and deliberately engineering a famine.