On Tuesday, the government media office in Gaza accused the Israeli army of “deliberately” assassinating 86 journalists during the war on the Strip, in an attempt to obscure the truth, and called on press unions to pressure Israel to release the detained journalists.

The office said in a statement published on the Telegram platform: “The Israeli occupation army deliberately assassinated 86 journalists and newspapers during the brutal war on the Gaza Strip with the aim of assassinating the Palestinian narrative and an attempt to obscure the truth and prevent information and news from reaching regional and global public opinion.”

It considered that this represents "an attempt to intimidate journalists in the field and force them to remain silent, but Palestinian journalists have contributed in an unprecedented way to exposing the crimes of the occupation against civilians, children and women with all courage, boldness and heroism."

It continued, "As part of the fight against Palestinian journalists, the Israeli occupation army arrested 6 journalists during the war on Gaza, whose identities have not yet been known, in clear and flagrant violation of all international laws and conventions that grant journalists legal immunity while covering field events."

The office sent "a tribute of respect, admiration and appreciation to the journalists, media figures and activists who succeeded greatly in exporting the Palestinian narrative, breaking the occupation's narrative, and exposing its crimes against civilians, children and women, and now the whole world knows the truth."

We also denounce and condemn "in the strongest terms the occupation's crimes against Palestinian journalists, whether male or female, by assassinating, arresting, targeting, or injuring them."

It called on press and media unions and organizations around the world to “condemn the crimes of the Israeli occupation against Palestinian journalists, and to pressure it to release detained journalists who are subjected to investigation, torture, and psychological pressure inside prisons and detention centers.”

Yesterday, the government media office in the Gaza Strip announced, on Monday, that the number of journalists killed during the Israeli war had risen to 86 journalists since October 7, the last of whom was Muhammad Abu Samra, who was killed on Sunday by Israeli targeting.