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Attacks On Journalists During The Israel–Hezbollah Conflict (2023–present)
Since the beginning of the Israel–Hezbollah conflict (2023–present), Israel–Hezbollah conflict on 8 October 2023, the Israel Defense Forces, Israeli Defense Forces has killed ten journalists and injured at least 15 others in multiple incidents near the Blue Line (withdrawal line), Lebanon–Israel border and in Syria. Lebanese residents have also attacked journalists covering the war from Hezbollah controlled areas which injured multiple and one instance resulted in the death of a Lebanese civilian guide. Incidents 13 October While a group of Reuters, AFP and Al Jazeera journalists were transmitting a live video feed of an IDF outpost over a kilometre from Aalma ech Chaab, two tank rounds fired directly hit the group. The first killed Reuters photojournalist Issam Abdallah. The second strike was much more powerful and ignited the Al Jazeera vehicle, a white Toyota, which Al Jazeera journalists Carmen Joukhadar and Elie Brakhya, as well as their AFP colleague Dylan Coll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Killing Of Journalists In The Gaza War
The killing of journalists in the Gaza war, overwhelmingly Palestinian, along with other acts of violence against journalists, marks the deadliest period for journalists in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict since 1992 and the deadliest conflict for journalists in the 21st century. The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) counted 178 journalists who were killed (176 Palestinian and 2 Israeli), , and the International Federation of Journalists counted 174 journalists and media workers who were killed (170 Palestinian and 4 Israeli), . A July 2024 count by the Gaza government media office placed the number of Palestinian journalists killed at 160, and in January 2025 the Gaza Government Media Office increased it to 202. The head of the Committee to Protect Journalists stated in 2024, "Israel's war on Gaza is more deadly to journalists than any previous war". Israeli airstrikes additionally damaged or destroyed an estimated 48 media facilities in Gaza. Reporters Without Borders ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
