A record numbers of journalists were killed worldwide last year, the committee said on Wednesday to protect journalists, saying that Israel was responsible for about 70% of the deaths.
The CPJ said in a statement that at least 124 journalists died in 2024 in 18 countries, which were the deadliest years for reporters and media employees, as the committee started registering numbers more than three decades ago.
The CPJ said that the Israel-Gaja war has calculated the death of 85 journalists at the hands of the Israeli army, and has accused Israel of attempting to stop the investigation of incidents, convicts journalists and people for killings Has been held responsible. ,
The Israeli army, when asked to comment, said that enough information was not provided on the alleged incidents and hence it was not able to investigate them, saying that it was to reduce the loss to journalists and citizens. All operations take possible measures.
“IDF is never, and never, will not deliberately target journalists,” said this.
According to the CPJ, the number of journalists and media employees killed in 2024 has increased rapidly in recent years – 102 were killed in 2023 and 69 were killed in 2022. The previous record high deaths were in 2007, when 113 journalists lost their lives, the committee said about half of the Iraq war.
The committee said that Sudan and Pakistan had the second largest number of journalists killed last year.
CEO Jodi Ginsburg said in a statement, “Today is the most dangerous time to be a journalist in the history of CPJ.”
“War in Gaza is unprecedented under its influence on journalists and demonstrates a major decline in global norms on protecting journalists in the struggle areas, but it is away from the only place where journalists are in danger.”
The CPJ said that it had documented “a dangerous increase in the number of targeted murders”, saying that at least 24 journalists were intentionally killed due to their work last year, in which Haiti, Mexico, Myanmar, Sudan And were included in other places. It said that it had documented at least 10 cases of target killings by Israel.
The committee said that it is also investigating 20 other murders in which it believes that Israel may have targeted specially targeted journalists.
Israel vowed to destroy Hamas for its October 2023 attack, killing 1,200 people, most of them, citizens, and 251 hostage, according to Israel.
According to Palestinian health officials, more than 48,000 people, most of the citizens, have been killed in a retaliatory attack of Israel.
The committee said that at least six journalists and media workers have been killed in 2025 so far.
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