Israel killed more journalists in 2025 than any other country, according to a report by Reporters Without Borders (RSF).

Israeli forces carrying out the genocidal war in Gaza were responsible for the deaths of 29 Palestinian reporters, RSF said in its annual report published on Tuesday. It was the third year running that Israel was named the top killer of journalists by the NGO.

Overall, 67 journalists were killed around the world this year, one more than in 2024.

“This is where the hatred of journalists leads!” said Thibaut Bruttin, RSF’s director general, in a statement. “It led to the death of 67 journalists this year – not by accident, and they weren’t collateral victims. They were killed, targeted for their work.”

Bruttin blamed the “failure” of international organisations to prot

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