Overview

• Israel has been identified as one of the world's leading jailers of journalists, ranking sixth alongside Iran, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).
• The CPJ's 2023 prison census report indicates a significant increase in arrests of Palestinian journalists in recent months, with Israel detaining more than 20 journalists since the war began.
• Israel has also been accused of targeting and killing journalists, with over 119 Palestinian reporters killed since the start of the Gaza siege.
• The International Federation of Journalists reports that Israel has killed more than one media worker a day since October 7, accounting for 72 percent of all media deaths worldwide.
• The ongoing conflict has resulted in the death of more than 24,000 Palestinians, including more than 10,000 children, and has left 85 percent of Gaza's population internally displaced.