Three years on, Israel still bars foreign journalists from entering Gaza

More than a year into a declared ceasefire in Gaza — and three years into the war — Israel still hasn't allowed foreign media independent access to Gaza. Transcript SCOTT DETROW, HOST: It's been more than a year since a ceasefire was declared in the - in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, but Israel has still not allowed foreign journalists to have independent access to the enclave in more than three years. So Palestinian journalists still bear the responsibility of reporting inside Gaza while their colleagues outside lobby to come in. NPR's Kat Lonsdorf reports from Tel Aviv.KAT LONSDORF, BYLINE: The other day, a message popped up on my phone from my friend and colleague, NPR's Anas Baba in Gaza City.(SOUNDBITE OF NOTIFICATION CHIME)LONSDORF: It was a picture of the beautiful sunset he was seeing in that moment. I looked up from where I was sitting in Jaffa in southern Tel Aviv and saw the same sky, with streaks of bright pink and orange. I took a picture and texted back.(SOUNDBITE OF ELECTRONIC CHIRP)LONSDORF: Oh, wow, he wrote. That's so sweet - we're watching the same sunset, the closest ever. Gaza City and Jaffa are only about 40 miles from each other. For three years now, Anas an...