Israel killed 44 Palestinian journalists sheltering in displacement camps

The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate has revealed in a report that Israeli occupation forces have killed 44 Palestinian journalists inside displacement camps in the Gaza Strip between the start of the war in October 2023 and the end of October 2025. These latest statistics bring the total number of journalists killed during the offensive to 254.

The report explained that most of the victims were killed while covering the humanitarian situation in displacement camps. Occupation aircraft targeted tents located near hospitals and UNRWA shelters, in addition to direct sniper fire by occupation soldiers against journalists inside the shelters.

The committee added that the journalists who were killed worked for local and international media outlets and were killed while performing their professional duty of conveying the truth to the world. It noted that this systematic targeting reflects a deliberate policy to silence Palestinian voices and eliminate witnesses to war crimes.

‘Clear-cut war crime’ in killings of Palestinian journalists

The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate affirmed that the attacks against journalists in Gaza constitute a “clear-cut war crime,” as the assaults have not been limited to targeting reporters during their field coverage. Instead, they have also extended to their places of refuge after they lost their homes and workplaces.

The Syndicate called on the international community, human rights organisations, and the International Federation of Journalists to take immediate action to ensure the protection of media personnel and to hold the Israeli occupation accountable for its ongoing crimes against Palestinian journalists, who have paid a heavy price for conveying the truth from the heart of the tragedy.

According to international organisations concerned with media freedom, this escalation is the most dangerous in the history of modern journalism, as the number of journalists killed in Gaza in two years has exceeded the total number of journalists killed in all armed conflicts worldwide during the last decade.

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