At the rate the Israeli army is killing journalists in the Gaza Strip, there will soon be no one left to inform you.
We, the editorial committees of the undersigned media outlets, are joining the international mobilisation initiated by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), Avaaz and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) in solidarity with our Palestinian journalist colleagues in the Gaza Strip.
On August 25 alone, five journalists were killed by the Israeli army during a double bombing in the area of Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis.
On the night of August 10-11, the Israeli army killed six journalists in a targeted and claimed strike against Al-Jazeera correspondent Anas al-Sharif.
In total, more than 220 journalists have been killed by the Israeli army since the terrible attacks of October 7, 2023, according to RSF. Many of them were killed while performing their professional duties.
With their deaths, press freedom is also assassinated, and the reality of the Palestinians living under bombardment and threatened by famine is silenced.
Together, we denounce these murders and assassinations by the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip with the utmost firmness.
We also denounce the systematic campaigns to discredit and delegitimise the work of our colleagues in Gaza. These information professionals, who risk their lives daily to do their work under extreme conditions, deserve our respect and support, not our suspicion.
We call on our leaders to put pressure on the Israeli government to stop its army’s crimes against Palestinian journalists. With just days before the opening of the 80th UN General Assembly, urgent action is needed.
We call on the Israeli authorities to at last allow the international press independent access to the Gaza Strip without supervision or control by the Israeli army. We insist: this restriction constitutes a major obstacle to the right to information and press freedom.
We demand that French authorities immediately resume the evacuation of our Palestinian colleagues for those who wish it, as they are now continually threatened with death by famine and bombardment.
Our profession is under attack. Our duty to inform is being trampled. Our solidarity with our Palestinian colleagues is total.
Finally, we deplore the fate of millions of Palestinian civilians who have lived under the permanent threat of Israeli army fire and hunger for nearly two years. We do not forget the uncertain fate of the remaining Israeli hostages, captive since October 7, 2023.
Signed by the editorial committees (sociétés des journalistes) of:
Agence France Presse, Arrêt sur Images, Arte, BFM Business, BFMTV, Blast, Ça m'intéresse, Ça m'intéresse Histoire, Capital, Challenges, Courrier international, FRANCE 24, France 3 nationale, France Télévisions rédaction nationale, franceinfo numérique, franceinfo TV, GÉO, La Tribune, LCI, Le Figaro, Les Echos, L’Express, Le Monde, Le Nouvel Obs, Le Parisien, Le Point, L’Equipe, L’Humanité, L'Informé, L’Usine nouvelle, Libération, Mediapart, M6, NRJ Group, Premières Lignes TV, Public Sénat, Radio France, Radio France Internationale, RTL, Sept à Huit , Télérama, TV5 Monde
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