Out of over 270 slain journalists, 44 killed by Israel in Gaza’s displacement tents: Rights group
A Palestinian journalists’ rights group says the Israeli military has killed 44 Palestinian journalists in displacement tents in Gaza, among a total of more than 270 media workers killed since Israel’s onslaught on the besieged territory began in October 2023.
According to a report published by the Freedoms Committee of the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate, journalists' tents near hospitals and United Nations-run shelters were shelled, and areas of displacement were directly targeted by sniper fire.
The report highlighted the Palestinian media sector’s exposure to a succession of deliberate assaults aimed at its infrastructure.
The attacks include the destruction of offices and media institutions, as well as direct targeting of journalists in their own homes and bedrooms.
Additionally, journalists have been killed inside temporary shelters they were compelled to use after being forcibly displaced.
It underscored that targeting civilian journalists constitutes a war crime under Article 79 of the First Additional Protocol to the Geneva Conventions.
Moreover, attacks on displacement tents located near hospitals and schools were identified as a serious breach of the protection granted to humanitarian zones.
It was also emphasized that no military activity had been observed in the targeted tents, thereby eliminating any possible justification for claims of “erroneous” targeting.
The report noted that deploying highly accurate weapons against areas heavily populated with journalists and displaced individuals reflects a calculated intent. The aim extends beyond causing fatalities and involves efforts to silence observers and hinder the ability to record and document events.
The syndicate urged the creation of an independent international commission to investigate the intentional targeting of journalists, alongside the activation of International Criminal Court mechanisms to address war crimes committed against them.
It also called for enhanced protection measures, including the establishment of safe corridors and secure displacement locations for journalists.
The rights group ultimately called for collaboration with global bodies like UNESCO and the International Federation of Journalists to ensure immediate support and protection.
It emphasized the importance of maintaining a thorough legal database to document all cases for use in judicial processes.
Earlier in August, six journalists, including Al Jazeera’s Anas al-Sharif, were killed in an Israeli air strike on a tent sheltering media workers outside the main gate of Gaza City’s al-Shifa Hospital. The strike targeted al-Sharif.
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