At least 42 journalists killed since start of Gaza war: CPJ

GAZA: Preliminary investigations by the Committee to Project Journalists (CPJ) show that at least 42 journalists and media workers have been killed since the Israel-Hamas war began on October 7, making the period the most deadly for journalists since the CPJ’s data collection began in 1992.

As of Monday, “42 journalists and media workers were confirmed dead: 37 Palestinian, four Israeli, and one Lebanese. Nine journalists were reported injured. Three journalists were reported missing. Thirteen journalists were reported arrested”, the group said in a statement.

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Journalists covering the war have also experienced “multiple assaults, threats, cyberattacks, censorship, and killings of family members”.

“Journalists across the region are making great sacrifices to cover this heart-breaking conflict,” the CPJ’s Middle East and North Africa programme coordinator Sherif Mansour said in a statement.

“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,” he said.