The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate (PJS) and Reporters Without Borders have raised the alarm over the number of journalists who have died in Gaza since Israel began its bombardment of the territory in retaliation for Hamas’ deadly terror attacks on October 7.
The PJS said in a release on Monday that 11 journalists have died and another 20 have been injured in Gaza in the Israeli offensive on the Palestinian territory.
The journalists guild, which has branches in the West Bank and Gaza, said 48 newsrooms had been either destroyed or partially damaged in the Israeli bombing campaign.
According to the PJS, there are roughly 1,200 registered journalists based in Gaza. The PJS statement comes as the overall death toll in the explosion of violence sparked by the Hamas attack continues to rise.
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