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Israel Tops Global Journalist Deaths Amid Gaza Conflict

12/9/2025

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Reporters Without Borders (RSF) reports that in 2025 Israel accounted for half of 67 journalists killed worldwide, including 29 Palestinian reporters in Gaza.
RSF cites a 'double-tap' strike on a Gaza hospital on August 25 that killed five journalists, two from Reuters and Associated Press.
Since October 2023, nearly 220 journalists have died, marking Israel as the leading killer for three consecutive years, while foreign journalists remain barred from Gaza.

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Reporters Without Borders (RSF) reports that in 2025 Israel accounted for half of 67 journalists killed worldwide, including 29 Palestinian reporters in Gaza.
RSF cites a 'double-tap' strike on a Gaza hospital on August 25 that killed five journalists, two from Reuters and Associated Press.
Since October 2023, nearly 220 journalists have died, marking Israel as the leading killer for three consecutive years, while foreign journalists remain barred from Gaza.