‘Beyond absurd’: Israel extends ban on foreign media in Gaza
The Israeli Supreme Court has extended its ban on independent international journalists entering Gaza, further restricting coverage of the humanitarian crisis that has gripped the densely populated coastal territory after two years of genocide.
The decision came during a Tuesday hearing on a petition filed by the Foreign Press Association (FPA), which has sought access to Gaza since September last year. The extension marks the ninth delay in the court’s consideration of the case.
The FPA, a non-profit representing journalists working for international news organizations, described the repeated postponements as “beyond absurd.”
In a statement on Tuesday, the group said the delays “have robbed the world of a fuller glimpse of conditions in Gaza and made a mockery of the entire legal process.”
No foreign media has been allowed into Gaza since the regime launched its campaign of genocide in October 2023.
The Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor warned in late October that Israel’s ongoing refusal to permit international journalists, correspondents, and forensic teams into Gaza constitutes a systematic attempt to erase evidence of genocide.
“Denying victims justice and preventing the world from knowing the truth are not merely additional violations but an extension of the crime of genocide itself,” the Geneva-based group said.
It called on the international community to witness the full scale of destruction, displacement, and suffering caused by Israel’s two-year war in Gaza, which has killed more than 70,000 people, most of them women and children.
The ban on the entry of foreign reporters comes as the occupation forces continue to target and silence Palestinian journalists in Gaza. Nearly 220 journalists have been killed by Israel since the start of the genocidal war, prompting Reporters Without Borders (RSF) to name Israel the world's greatest killer of journalists for the third consecutive year.
Meanwhile, a US-backed ceasefire agreement that took effect in October and was supposed to halt Israel’s atrocities and allow aid deliveries into the territory continues.
They said the ceasefire gave the international community an excuse to stop focusing on the Israeli regime's actions in Gaza.
In a legal analysis released last month, Amnesty International said there is “no indication that Israel is taking serious measures to reverse the deadly impact of its crimes and no evidence that its intent has changed.”
"The world must not be fooled. Israel’s genocide is not over,” said Agnes Callamard, Secretary-General of Amnesty International.
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