UK supports a joint call for Israel to allow foreign media to gas

The UK is one of the 27 countries that support a statement calling on Israel to allow you to immediately independent foreign media.

France, Germany, Australia and Japan also signed The text published by the Media Liberty Coalition – An intergovernmental group that stands for the rights and protection of journalists around the world.

The statement also condemned the attacks on journalists, saying that those who work in the gas should be protected.

International journalists have been banned from Israel to enter the gas lane, regardless of the war almost two years ago. Some journalists were taken into IDF gas under controlled access.

According to the Committee on Protection of Journalists (CPJ), at least 192 journalists and media employees, the vast majority of their Palestinians died in the most deadly conflicts for journalists who have documented, the Committee on Defense of Journalists (CPJ) reports.

Thursday’s statement, the first of its kind, made jointly by the countries, says their call in the light of “deploying a humanitarian catastrophe”, adding that they “oppose all attempts to restrict freedom of the press and block the entry of journalists.”

It states that “intentional orientation to journalists” is unacceptable, calling on the investigation of all attacks and subsequent persecution.

Last such attack occurred earlier this month when Four journalists’ al-jazeera Next to the al-Shifa Hospital Gaza City.

Sharif and another correspondent, Mohammed Kraik, together with the operators of Ibrahim Zaver and Mohammed Nepufal, were in a tent for journalists at the main gate of the hospital when he was hit, the television company said at the time.

Two more journalists were killed -Moamen Aliwa and Mohammed Al -hhaldi.

Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed that he had directed Sharif, claiming that he had “served as the head of the Hamas terrorist camera.”

However, CPJ stated that Israel did not give evidence to support his allegations. Al -Jazeera also denied Israeli claims.

If international journalists are not allowed in gas, local journalists continue throughout the war to provide coverage directly in social media and work in Palestinian or international media organizations.

Last year the Supreme Court of Israel ruled this Entry restrictions were justified on the signs of security. The Foreign Press Association representing journalists operating in Israel requested to lift the ban, claiming that “unprecedented restrictions” “hindered independent reporting.”

The situation is very terrible for journalists who are still in Gaza. Like Israeli air strikes, many have faced hunger.

Last month BBC and three news agencies – Reuters, AP and AFP – have issued A A joint statement expressing “desperate concern” for journalists in the territoryWhich, as they say, can not feed themselves and their families.

More than 100 international assistance organizations and human rights groups have warned about mass fasting.

Israel, who controls gas entry, has accused charitable organizations of “Hamas propaganda service”. But its own government figures show the amount of food it has allowed into the territory between March to July, much lower than the world food program (WFP), required for even the basic help needs.

After the Israeli military launched the first phase of the planned offensive, the sovereign has more concerns about the Palestinians.

The Israeli government announced its intention to conquer the entire Gaza Strip after indirect negotiations from Hamas on the ceasefire, and last month crashed the hostage deal.

The Israeli military launched a campaign in Gaza in response to the attack under the guidance of Hamas on South Israel on October 7, 2023, which killed about 1,200 people and took 251 people hostage.

According to the Ministry of Health of the territory, at least 62122 people were killed in Gaza. The figures of the ministry quote the UN and others as the most reliable source of statistics available to the victims.