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DW spoke with Christopher Resch, press officer at Reporters Without Borders (RSF), about the difficulties of reporting from the Gaza Strip.
Entry for journalists into the Gaza Strip used to require Israeli authorization, but since the October 7 terror attacks by the militant group Hamas, “Israeli authorities don’t allow journalists to enter the Gaza Strip at all,” said Resch.
“Hybrid reporting helps ensure respect for international human rights and humanitarian law,” while preventing further violations. “It can be essential and lifesaving in times of conflict,” he added.
“We need independent reporting from inside the strip,” said Resch.
The RSF spokesperson said Israel has a responsibility to not target civilians in Gaza, including journalists.
“This is why we just filed a complaint two days ago before the International Criminal Court (ICC) detailing possible, I repeat, possible, war crimes while targeting civilian areas,” and with this, also “targeting eventually killing Palestinian journalists.”
He added that journalists in Gaza are willing to take the risk: “We need the reporting, because otherwise Gaza will turn into an informational black hole.”
Resch added that, although the death toll for journalists so far in Gaza is hard to pin down, “12 journalists are confirmed to be killed in connection to their work… There’s one in Lebanon, one in Israel and 10 in Gaza.”
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