Voices from Gaza: Palestinian journalists in Gaza report amid starvation
As Gaza faces a humanitarian catastrophe, Palestinian journalists are among those going hungry. Cut off from food, aid, and support from the international press, they continue to report, not only on the war, but on their own malnutrition.
“Palestinian journalists are the last witnesses on the ground,” said CPJ Regional Director Sara Qudah. “Their reporting is vital, and their suffering is not collateral damage; it’s part of a deliberate tactic: starve the press, silence the truth.”
Despite losing their homes, family members, friends, offices, and colleagues, Gazan journalists bravely continue to report on a war that’s taking away everything from them, including their ability to eat, sleep, and bear witness.
In CPJ’s video series, Gazan journalists describe the tremendous pressures they face as they report from Gaza, where the press corps is under fire and under threat of starvation. CPJ urges global leaders to act now: to protect the Palestinian press, ensure accountability, allow international media access, and finally allow them to eat and rest.
Learn more:
- CPJ data: Journalist casualties in the Israel-Gaza war
- CPJ data: Attacks, arrests, threats, censorship: The high risks of reporting during the Israel-Gaza war
- Q&A Feature: Journalist Shrouq Al Aila on what cameras can’t show about the war in Gaza
- CPJ Special Report: No justice for journalists targeted by Israel despite strong evidence of war crime
- Advocacy letter: CPJ and global media leaders call for urgent, unrestricted access to Gaza for journalists