The Palestinian Journalists’ Union indicated this Monday that 11 Palestinian media professionals have been killed in the Gaza Strip since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas, which began on the 7th of this month.
In a statement, the union, based in the occupied West Bank, also states that 20 journalists were injured “following the Israeli aggression” in Gaza.
Around 2,750 people were killed and more than 9,700 injured in Israeli attacks on Palestinian territory, according to Hamas, which has held power in the Gaza Strip since 2007 and is considered a “terrorist movement” by the European Union (EU) and the United States. Joined. .Joined.
For its part, the Israeli Government confirmed on Sunday that around 1,400 people have died and more than 3,500 have been injured in Israel since the Hamas attack, while the Army reports almost 200 hostages held by the Islamist movement.
Also on Sunday, from New York, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) reported the deaths of at least 12 journalists, two more missing and eight wounded since the beginning of the conflict between Hamas and the Israeli Armed Forces.
At the time, CPJ said the dead included ten Palestinian journalists, one Israeli journalist and another missing, as well as one killed in attacks in southern Lebanon.
The count includes those killed up to October 14, in the first eight days of the conflict, explains the CJP, which warns of “the especially high dangers” that affect journalists in the Gaza Strip “given the risk of an attack.” by Israeli forces. .
CPJ also warned of “devastating” Israeli air strikes, the “impossibility” of communication, and “continuous” power outages.
“These are civilians who do important work in times of crisis and should not be attacked by parties to the conflict,” said CPJ Middle East and North Africa Coordinator Sherif Mansour, calling on both sides to take steps to guarantee the security.
Source: TSF
