Overview
- RSF’s annual review records 67 journalist killings from December 2024 to December 1, 2025, attributing 29 in Gaza to Israeli forces, or 43% of the total.
- The report identifies an August 25 “double-tap” strike at a southern Gaza hospital as the year’s deadliest incident, killing five journalists including contributors to Reuters and the Associated Press; the IDF says its review remains ongoing.
- RSF reports 503 journalists detained as of December 1, led by China (121), Russia (48) and Myanmar (47), and notes 20 Palestinian journalists held by Israel.
- Independent access for foreign media to Gaza remains blocked except on military‑escorted visits, with Israel’s Supreme Court granting another delay in the Foreign Press Association’s petition challenging the restrictions.
- Methodologies differ across monitors: CPJ counts 126 journalists and media workers killed in 2025 with at least 86 deaths attributed to Israel, while IFJ lists 111 killed including 51 in Palestine, and flags Mexico, Ukraine and Sudan as deadly hotspots.