There are so many reasons to be horrified by the ongoing suffering in Gaza: the deaths of over 64,000 Palestinian people, mostly women and children; the obliteration of hospitals, schools, and entire communities, and Israel’s refusal to allow humanitarian aid to cross the borders into Gaza.

The intentional killing of Palestinian journalists and media workers, however, is particularly horrific.

Since Oct. 7, 2023, the Committee to Protect Journalists reported that more than 178 journalists and media workers have been killed in Gaza — more than in the American Civil War, both World Wars and the Korean, Vietnam and Afghanistan Wars combined. This atrocity is not collateral damage but a crisis for press freedom, truth, and international accountability.

Independent media are necessary source

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