'Israel' killed at least 140 journalists in Gaza since Oct. 7: PJS
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The Syndicate says in March, three journalists were martyred after Israeli forces bombarded their homes, while three others were martyred due to gunshot wounds and missile shrapnel.
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A relative mourns Palestinian journalist Akram Al-Shafi'i, killed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip, in a morgue of the European Gaza Hospital in Rafah, January 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Hatem Ali, File)
The Palestinian Journalists' Syndicate (PJS) announced that six journalists were martyred as a result of Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip, while nine others were seriously injured in March.
A statement from the Syndicate mentioned that three journalists were martyred after their homes were bombarded by Israeli airstrikes, while three others were martyred due to gunshot wounds and missile shrapnel.
According to the statement, the nine wounded journalists suffered serious injuries from missile shrapnel, resulting in some of them losing limbs, while others remain in critical and severe conditions.
This brings the total number of journalists killed by "Israel" in Gaza since October 7, 2023, to at least 140.
During a seminar in the Moroccan city of Casablanca, the head of the Palestinian Journalists' Syndicate, Nasser Abu Baker, confirmed that the Israeli occupation has killed 10% of Gaza's journalists in an attempt to prevent them from conveying the truth of what is happening in the Strip to the world.
International journalists, unions gather donations for Gaza's reporters
In a related context, several journalists and workers' unions have in recent weeks gathered donations to support Gaza's reporters in pursuing their missions amid the ongoing Israeli aggression as international correspondents have still not been allowed into the enclave, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) reported.
According to IFJ, all collected money will be handed to the Palestinian Journalists’ Syndicate, which will transfer the money to Gaza.
"We are in awe of the courage and commitment of those journalists who continue to report from the frontline there. Without them, the rest of the world would be uninformed about the true scale of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. We wanted to do something practical to show our support and solidarity for the journalists of Palestine," Adam Portelli, MEAA’s deputy director, was quoted as saying.
"It is filthy here, there is sewage in the streets, and queues everywhere. Nearly all journalists are living in tents – knowing how we are targeted, landlords are reluctant to let us even a room. We have no electricity, internet, food, water or fuel," Palestinian journalist Sami Abu Salem explained, describing the dire situation that reporters in Gaza are facing.
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