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August 5, 2025 – Palestine –
Journalists in Gaza are enduring severe hunger, displacement, and daily threats to their lives as Israel’s assault on the enclave continues into its tenth month. According to a recent report, the few remaining media workers who continue to report from the ground do so without access to food, shelter, or basic safety, making Gaza one of the most dangerous places in the world for journalists.
Many journalists have been displaced multiple times, some as many as eight, and are now living in tents or on the streets. Without electricity or internet, they are forced to rely on car batteries to charge phones and send updates when a connection becomes available. Hunger is widespread, with some media workers eating only once every three days. The situation is especially dire in Rafah and Deir al-Balah, where journalists are sleeping in graveyards and struggling to survive amid the ruins of bombed-out homes.
The bombardment has also taken a devastating toll on the press corps itself. At least 140 Palestinian journalists have been killed since the war began, with several of them targeted while reporting or sheltering with their families. Despite these dangers, those who remain on the ground continue to document the destruction and humanitarian crisis, often at great personal risk.
Newsrooms are also under siege. Offices of local media outlets have been destroyed in airstrikes, and reporters describe working in total darkness with no access to computers or equipment. As they face growing starvation, many journalists now carry water and dried bread in their bags, not knowing when they will next have a chance to eat or drink.
The current conditions amount to a slow death sentence for Gaza’s journalists, as they are denied both safety and the means to survive. Their continued presence on the ground offers a lifeline for the outside world to witness the realities of war. But their numbers are dwindling, and those left are crying out for international protection before it is too late.
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