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September 02, 2025 – General –
A TRT World commentary has sharply condemned the international media’s muted response to Israel’s killing of journalists in Gaza, calling it part of a deliberate campaign to silence reporting from the besieged territory. Since the outbreak of war in October 2023, more than 274 Palestinian journalists have been killed, making Gaza the deadliest conflict for media workers in modern history.
Among the latest casualties were Rasmi Jihad Salem, a cameraman for Manara Media, who died in an Israeli airstrike near Gaza City, and Eman al-Zamli, who was killed by a drone strike while fetching water in Khan Younis. Advocacy groups say these deaths highlight the systematic nature of the targeting, where journalists are eliminated not by accident but by design, to suppress independent coverage of the war.
The article points to the indifference of international media outlets as a serious enabler of this crisis. Ian Williams, president of the Foreign Press Association, issued a scathing rebuke, stating: “Any reporter not outraged by the targeting of colleagues in Gaza should be relegated to covering weddings, funerals, and fashion, and not trusted with any serious issues.” His words reflect growing frustration among press freedom advocates who accuse global outlets of silence or selective coverage when Palestinian journalists are killed.
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has identified a disturbing pattern. According to its Middle East and North Africa director, Sarah Qudah, media workers are often subjected to smear campaigns and direct threats before being killed. She noted that Pulitzer Prize-winning Al Jazeera journalist Anas Al-Sharif faced such harassment before his death, exemplifying how targeting is both rhetorical and physical.
August alone was one of the deadliest months yet, with 11 journalists killed and many others wounded in less than three weeks. Observers warn that this pace risks normalizing the killing of journalists as an expected feature of the conflict, rather than an international outrage demanding accountability.
The op-ed concludes that the ongoing slaughter of journalists in Gaza is not simply a local tragedy but a global media crisis. Unless international outlets break their silence, the blackout Israel seeks will become complete.
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