International Desk: At least 67 journalists have been killed in the last 50 days while covering the ongoing war between Hamas and Israel. On Saturday (November 25), the government media office in Gaza reported the deaths of journalists in the Hamas-Israel war.
In a post on its Telegram channel, the Gaza Government Media Affairs Office released the names and photos of the journalists killed. Journalists killed in this have been called “martyrs of truth.” Among the dead are at least seven women journalists.
Meanwhile, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), a global organization that defends the rights of journalists, said in a report on Saturday (November 25) that at least 53 journalists and media workers have been killed in Israeli attacks since the start of Israel’s war with Hamas on October 7 (November 25). Most of the journalists killed were Palestinians. Besides, Israeli and Lebanese journalists have also lost their lives in this ongoing war.
Since 1992, this New York-based organization has been collecting information and publishing statistics on journalists injured while serving in the conflict. They said the Hamas-Israel war recorded the highest number of journalist deaths in the first month of any conflict since statistics on journalist casualties were released.
