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2025: Deadliest Year for Journalists Amid Gaza Conflict

2/26/2026

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In 2025, 129 media workers were killed globally, with two-thirds attributed to Israel, per the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).
The Gaza conflict is the deadliest for journalists since 1992.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) denied intentionally harming journalists, citing no credible evidence.
The United States deployed F-22 stealth fighters to Israel amid tensions with Iran.
Mohammed Assad, a Gaza five-year-old, was denied entry to Israel for cancer treatment.

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Story summary

In 2025, 129 media workers were killed globally, with two-thirds attributed to Israel, per the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).
The Gaza conflict is the deadliest for journalists since 1992.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) denied intentionally harming journalists, citing no credible evidence.
The United States deployed F-22 stealth fighters to Israel amid tensions with Iran.
Mohammed Assad, a Gaza five-year-old, was denied entry to Israel for cancer treatment.