The number of journalists killed in Gaza has risen to 211 since the start of the ongoing war, following the death of journalist Ahmad Mansour, who succumbed to injuries sustained in an Israeli airstrike targeting a media tent near Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza.
The same airstrike also claimed the life of journalist Hilmi Al-Faqaawi, marking yet another violation in the continued assault on Palestinian media professionals.
Israeli occupation forces persist in committing grave violations against journalists, disregarding all international laws that guarantee their protection as civilians.
According to Article 79 of the Additional Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions of 1977, journalists engaged in professional duties in conflict zones are entitled to the same protections as civilians, provided they do not take direct part in hostilities. Consequently, the deliberate targeting of journalists constitutes a war crime that warrants legal prosecution.
This systematic targeting of journalists is seen as an attempt to suppress the Palestinian narrative and hinder the documentation of atrocities committed against civilians — acts that could amount to crimes against humanity and require legal action through the International Criminal Court (ICC).
With the international community’s continued silence on these crimes, there is growing concern over escalating attacks and impunity, posing a severe threat to press freedom and turning journalists into deliberate targets in armed conflicts.
