Four leading news organizations say their journalists in Gaza are facing the threat of starvation, and call for Israel to allow journalists in and out of the Strip.
“We are desperately concerned for our journalists in Gaza, who are increasingly unable to feed themselves and their families,” says a joint statement by The Associated Press, AFP, Reuters, and the BBC.
“For many months, these independent journalists have been the world’s eyes and ears on the ground in Gaza. They are now facing the same dire circumstances as those they are covering.”
“We once again urge the Israeli authorities to allow journalists in and out of Gaza. It is essential that adequate food supplies reach the people there,” they conclude.
Israel has repeatedly dismissed reports of widespread starvation in the Strip, saying it is permitting humanitarian aid, including food, to enter, and accusing the UN and other aid agencies of failing to distribute it.
Times of Israel staff contributed to this report.
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