The Journalists Syndicate said that 198 journalists have been killed since the beginning of the aggression against our people on October 7, 2023, until today, Sunday, including a journalist from Tulkarm Governorate in the West Bank.

The head of the Journalists Syndicate, Nasser Abu Bakr, said during the annual freedoms conference, held today, Sunday, at the Syndicate’s headquarters in the city of Ramallah, under the title (A wounded voice and a clearer image), that 91 journalists, including 23 female journalists, were killed in the Gaza Strip during the past year, stressing that journalists moved international public opinion despite the killing, slaughter, destruction and their own killing, but they remained steadfast and conveyed the truth to the world with all professionalism.

He added that the Journalists Syndicate was present among journalists and did not stop, and will remain loyal to their message and their souls and will submit the third complaint to the International Criminal Court regarding the massacres committed against Palestinian journalists.

The head of the Freedoms Committee of the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate, Muhammad Al-Lahham, reviewed the most important points in the committee’s annual report, calling for humanizing the massacres taking place against journalists.

He added that the families of journalists are being targeted, and that there are 86 injuries to journalists from direct bullets and missile shrapnel, meaning that the number of martyrs is greater than the number of injured journalists, which is evidence that all the injured were potential martyrs.

He noted that there were 64 cases of arrest in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank among journalists, and 54 institutions were completely or partially destroyed, or subjected to seizure and destruction, while about 28 decisions were issued to close and extend the closure of media institutions and centers.

He pointed out that the year 2024 witnessed a huge increase in the level of shooting around journalists, under the pretext of terrorizing them in order to prevent coverage, as 148 incidents were recorded that led to injuries among journalists, compared to 85 incidents of injuries due to inhaling toxic tear gas and sound bombs.

He said: About 164 relatives of journalists were killed when their homes were bombed during the past year, as some lost most of their family members, and husbands, fathers, mothers and children paid the price for their children’s profession, and the families of journalists lost about 53 homes that were bombed and destroyed.

He added that journalists are prevented from working, detained, threatened, kidnapped, and the reality of journalistic work is harmed by attacking communications networks, and targeting and hacking Palestinian content on social media sites.