Damascus, Dec.17 (SANA) The Palestinian Journalists Protection Center (PJPC) said on Wednesday that more than 60 Palestinian journalists and media workers have been killed in the Gaza Strip since the start of 2025, calling it one of the most severe assaults on press freedom in recent history.
In a statement carried by Palestinian media, the center said journalists had been systematically targeted in an effort to suppress reporting and conceal crimes against Palestinians. It said those killed included reporters working in the field, as well as others who were targeted in their homes, displacement shelters and hospitals.
The PJPC said the killings amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity under the Rome Statute, adding that they provide legal grounds for the International Criminal Court to expand its investigations to include the killing of journalists.
The center also cited other violations against media workers, including injuries, arrests, the destruction of media offices and equipment, and communications blackouts that it said were used to isolate Gaza.
Anthony Bellanger, secretary general of the International Federation of Journalists, said Gaza had become “the most dangerous place for journalists,” describing it as “the worst graveyard for journalists in modern times.”
