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Hamas, a militant group based in Gaza, unleashed a surprise attack on Israel on Oct. 7. In retaliation, Israel launched airstrikes at the territory and declared war. Anthat as of Friday, 31 Palestinian journalists, four Israeli journalists and one Lebanese journalist have been killed since the war broke out on Oct. 7. CPJ also reported several other journalists injured, missing or arrested, and reported censorship, threats, assaults, cyberattacks and the killing of journalists’ family members.
“CPJ emphasizes that journalists are civilians doing important work during times of crisis and must not be targeted by warring parties,” Sherif Mansour, CPJ’s Middle East and North Africa program coordinator, said in a “Journalists across the region are making great sacrifices to cover this heart-breaking conflict. Those in Gaza, in particular, have paid, and continue to pay, an unprecedented toll and face exponential threats. Many have lost colleagues, families, and media facilities, and have fled seeking safety when there is no safe haven or exit.”, who worked for Palestine TV. Both were killed by airstrikes at their respective families’ homes in Gaza on Oct. 27 and Oct. 30.
“We can’t bear this anymore. We are exhausted, we are here victims and martyrs awaiting our deaths, we are dying one after the other, and no one cares about us or the large-scale catastrophe and the crime in Gaza,” he said on air.“No protection, no international protection at all, no immunity to anything, this protection gear does not protect us ... These are just slogans that we are wearing, it doesn’t protect any journalist at all.”“We are victims, live on air,” he said, his voice cracking.
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