The Israel-Hamas war killed 82 journalists and media workers between October 7, 2023, and January 14, 2024.
According to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), the majority of the slain journalists and media workers were Palestinian (75), with four Israeli and three Lebanese citizens also among the casualties.
The CPJ also recorded 13 injured journalists, 3 missing journalists, and 19 journalists arrested during the Israel-Hamas conflict.
Furthermore, journalists and media workers covering the conflict experienced various forms of violence, threats, cyberattacks, censorship, and the murder of family members.
The CPJ is currently investigating numerous unconfirmed reports of other journalists killed, detained, injured, threatened, and reports of damage to media offices and journalists' homes.
"The CPJ emphasizes that journalists are civilians performing essential work during times of crisis and should not be targeted by warring parties," said Sherif Mansour, CPJ's Middle East and North Africa program coordinator, in an official statement on Sunday, January 14, 2024.
Sherif also mentioned that journalists from various regions made significant sacrifices covering the conflict.
"Journalists in Gaza face extremely high risks while trying to report, including the risk of Israeli airstrikes, communication disruptions, and widespread supply shortages and power outages," said Sherif.
"Many of them lost colleagues, family members, and media facilities, and fled to safety when there were no safe shelters or escape routes," Sherif added.
According to CPJ data, four Palestinian journalists were killed in the past week due to Israeli attacks in Gaza. They are Mohamed Jamal Sobhi Al-Thalathini (January 11, 2024), Ahmed Bdeir (January 10, 2024), Hamzah Al Dahdouh, and Mustafa Thuraya (January 7, 2024).