Hosni Nedim<\/p>\n
03 May 2026\u2022Update: 03 May 2026<\/p>\n
The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate in the Gaza Strip held a protest Sunday calling for international protection for reporters and an end to Israel\u2019s \u201cgenocide\u201d against media workers amid the ongoing war since October 2023.<\/p>\n
Coinciding with the World Press Freedom Day on May 3, the rally took place outside a solidarity tent run by the syndicate in the courtyard of the destroyed Rashad al-Shawa Cultural Center in western Gaza City.<\/p>\n
Journalists, correspondents from local and international outlets, and representatives of media and rights organizations took part, according to an Anadolu correspondent.<\/p>\n
Participants raised banners demanding protection for journalists, an end to direct targeting, and guarantees for press freedom under \u201cextremely dangerous\u201d security and humanitarian conditions.<\/p>\n
The Israeli genocidal war on Gaza began on Oct. 8, 2023, and has killed more than 72,000 Palestinians and wounded over 172,000, including women and children.<\/p>\n
Despite a ceasefire in effect since October 2025, Israel continues daily strikes and a blockade that has killed hundreds more and worsened humanitarian conditions in the enclave, home to about 2.4 million Palestinians, including 1.5 million displaced.<\/p>\n
Systematic targeting<\/p>\n
Tahseen al-Astal, deputy head of the journalists syndicate in Gaza, said Palestinian journalists continue to carry out their work despite a \u201cpolicy of systematic targeting\u201d by Israel.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Palestinian journalist will not abandon his identity, his narrative, or his mission and will remain committed to conveying the truth to the world,\u201d he told participants.<\/p>\n
Threats, killings, and attacks on journalists\u2019 families and workplaces constitute a \u201cflagrant violation of international humanitarian law,\u201d Astal said.<\/p>\n
He called on international institutions and the International Federation of Journalists to assume their legal and moral responsibilities to provide protection for reporters in Gaza.<\/p>\n
He urged an end to \u201cthe genocide on civilians and journalists and accountability for those responsible,\u201d warning that \u201cimpunity encourages further violations against media workers.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ahed Farawna, secretary of the syndicate, told Anadolu that targeting journalists in Gaza represents \u201cone of the gravest crimes against journalism in modern history.\u201d<\/p>\n
He said more than 260 Palestinian journalists have been killed since the start of the war, alongside hundreds injured or detained and extensive destruction of media institutions.<\/p>\n
Such targeting reflects a \u201csystematic approach to silencing the Palestinian media voice,\u201d Farawna added.<\/p>\n
He stressed that the international community bears a moral and legal responsibility to act urgently to protect journalists and hold perpetrators accountable.<\/p>\n
Calls for international action<\/p>\n
Mohammad Abu Nammous, a correspondent for Al-Ghad TV, told Anadolu that more than 262 journalists have been killed by Israel since October 2023.<\/p>\n
A number of journalists remain detained or in unclear conditions, while more than 420 have been injured during field coverage, he added.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe (Israeli) occupation has destroyed most media offices, causing major paralysis in the media infrastructure inside the enclave,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese figures reflect a policy targeting press freedom and restricting access to information,\u201d he added, calling for translating international support for press freedom into concrete measures on the ground.<\/p>\n
Nahed Abu Harbeed, a correspondent for Alkofiya TV, said journalists in Gaza continue to work \u201cdespite significant risks.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThey operate under direct threat of bombardment and targeting,\u201d she told Anadolu.<\/p>\n
Many journalists have lost colleagues during the war, yet continue their work out of a commitment to conveying the truth and documenting violations, she added.<\/p>\n
In addition to daily bombardment, Israel continues to block the entry of agreed-upon quantities of food, medicine, medical supplies, and shelter materials into Gaza, where about 2.4 million Palestinians\u2014including 1.5 million displaced\u2014face dire conditions.<\/p>\n
*Writing by Mohammad Sio in Istanbul<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hosni Nedim 03 May 2026\u2022Update: 03 May 2026 The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate in the Gaza Strip held a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":423793,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[85,46,43,180804],"class_list":["post-423792","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-israel","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-news","tag-sitekeywords"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/423792","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=423792"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/423792\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/423793"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=423792"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=423792"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=423792"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}