Israel urged to avoid further journalist casualties
The National Press Club has put the death toll of the Journalists in the ongoing war as 82, terming it a devastating number. Read More
Washington: Expressing deep concerns over the alarming deaths of media professionals during the ongoing Israel-Palestine war, the National Press Club has urged the far right Zionist regime to “avoid further journalist casualties” in Gaza.
“The National Press Club and the National Press Club Journalism Institute call on the Israeli Forces to do everything in its power to avoid further journalist casualties”, the world's leading professional organization for journalists said in a statement.
Founded in 1908, the National Press Club is the world's leading professional organization for journalists. With 3,000 members representing nearly every leading news organization, the Club is a leading voice for press freedom worldwide.
“Journalists are not combatants and must be protected”, the organisation said.
“Devastating”
The National Press Club has put the death toll of the Journalists in the ongoing war as 82, terming it a devastating number.
"We mourn the loss of at least 82 journalists killed since the Israel-Hamas war began Oct. 7. The overall death toll in this conflict is devastating”, the organisation said.
The 82 journalists killed included 75 Palestinian, 4 Israeli, and 3 Lebanese journalists and media workers, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists.
“The working press in Gaza face great risks every day as they bravely cover the conflict and inform the world about the deadly fighting and its aftermath, including disrupted communications, supply shortages, and extensive power outages”, the organisation said as the world marks 100 days of the ongoing war.
The National Press Club had in December termed “deadliest” the casualties of media professionals in the Israeli airstrikes.
Gaza Death Toll Latest
The relentless and indiscriminate Israeli bombardment of Gaza in the last 100 days has also forced some Palestinian journalists to quit their profession.
The Israeli Occupation Forces has been accused of deliberately targeting the women and children, including the media professionals – killing 23,968 and injuring over 60,000 Palestinians.
According to the Health Ministry of Palestine, over 70 per cent of those killed and injured are women and children.
The Health Ministry further said more than 7,000 Palestinians – again majority of them women and children, are under the rubble and presumed dead.
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