The UK is one of the 27 countries that is supporting a statement for Israel to allow Gaza to immediately reach independent foreign media.
France, Germany, Australia and Japan have also signed Text released by media freedom coalition – A inter -government group that advocates the rights and protection of journalists globally.
The statement also condemned attacks on journalists, saying that those working in Gaza should be preserved.
International journalists have been banned independently from entering Gaza Strip by Israel since the beginning of the war about two years ago. Some journalists have been taken to Gaza by the IDF under controlled access.
At least 192 journalists and media workers, most of them have been killed, since the committee that protects journalists (CPJs) in the most deadly conflict for journalists ever since journalists.
Thursday’s statement, the first of its kind to be jointly created by countries, says that his call is in the light of “The Unfolding Humanitarian Destroyed”, he said “he opposed all efforts to ban press freedom and to block the entry to journalists”.
It says that “deliberate targeting of journalists” is unacceptable, called for investigating all attacks and chasing by prosecutors.
Such a latest attack took place earlier this month Four al-Jazeera journalists, including prominent reporter Anas Al-Sharif, were killed in a target Israeli strike Near Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City.
The broadcaster said that Sharif and another correspondent, another correspondent, Mohammad Kreikeh, Cameraman Ibrahim Zahar and Mohammad Nufal were in a tent for journalists at the main entrance of the hospital.
Two other freelance journalists were killed – Momeman Aliva and Mohammad al -Khaldi.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed that it had targeted Sharif, alleging that he had “served as the head of a terrorist cell in Hamas”.
However, the CPJ stated that Israel has failed to provide evidence to support its allegations. Al Jazira has also denied the claims of Israel.
Due to no permission from international journalists in Gaza, local correspondents have continued throughout the war to provide direct coverage on social media and work for Palestinian or International Media Organizations.
Israel’s High Court did justice last year Ban on admission was appropriate on safety basisThe Foreign Press Association, which represents journalists working in Israel, filed a petition in the court to lift the ban, arguing that “there was a hindrance to independent reporting” in “unprecedented restrictions”.
For journalists still in Gaza, the situation is serious. Also in Israeli air strikes, many have faced the danger of starvation.
Last month, BBC and three news agencies – Reuters, AP and AFP – released A The joint statement expresses “desperate concern” to journalists in the fieldWhat they say that they are unable to feed themselves and their families fast.
More than 100 international aid organizations and human rights groups have warned of massive starvation in Gaza.
Israel, which controls the entry of support of aid in Gaza, has accused of serving “Hamas’s promotion”. But its own government data shows that the quantity of food given in the area between March and July was quite low, which the World Food Program (WFP) says that it is also necessary for the needs of basic aid.
There are more apprehensions about Palestinians after the first stages of a planned land in Gaza city by the Israeli army.
The Israeli government announced the intention of winning the entire Gaza Strip after an indirect talks with Hamas with Hamas last month and the hostage release deal was broken last month.
The Israeli army launched a campaign in Gaza on 7 October 2023 in response to the Hamas -led attack on Southern Israel, killing around 1,200 people and 251 others were taken hostage.
According to the health ministry of the region, at least 62,122 people have been killed in Gaza since then. Ministry figures are quoted as the most reliable source of data available on casualties by the United Nations and others.
