One year and climbing: Israel responsible for record journalist death toll

Israel’s conduct of the war in Gaza has exacted an unprecedented and horrific toll on Palestinian journalists and the region’s media landscape.

At least 128 journalists and media workers, all but five of them Palestinian, have been killed — more journalists than have died in the course of any year since CPJ began documenting journalist killings in 1992. All of the killings, except two Israeli journalists killed in the October 7, 2023, attack by Hamas on Israel, were carried out by Israeli forces. CPJ has found that at least five journalists were specifically targeted by Israel for their work.

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