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As of July 6, 2024, CPJ’s preliminary investigations showed at least 108 journalists and media workers were among the more than 39,000 killed since the war began, making it the deadliest period for journalists since CPJ began gathering data in 1992

As of July 6:
108 journalists and media workers were confirmed killed: 103 Palestinian, two Israeli, and three Lebanese.
32 journalists were reported injured.
2 journalists were reported missing.
51 journalists were reported arrested.
Multiple assaults, threats, cyberattacks, censorship, and killings of family members.
https://cpj.org/2024/07/journalist-casualties-in-the-israel-gaza-conflict/

is on the board before. Have settled for:

Israel shuts down local Al Jazeera offices in ‘dark day for the media’

"Biden Was Right About Both Antisemitism and the Palestinians Sometimes basic humanity means seeing “both sides.”
"Israel Is Facing an Iraq-like Quagmire
"The War Games of Israel and Iran
"‘Buying Quiet’: Inside the Israeli Plan That Propped Up Hamas
"How Netanyahu's Hamas policy came back to haunt him — and Israel"
Six months in, there’s still no plan for after the war, U.S. officials say.""

Foreign Press Association decries move under new law based on claim network is a threat to national security
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The Foreign Press Association .. https://twitter.com/FPAIsPal , a NGO representing journalists working for international news organisations reporting from Israel, the West Bank and Gaza accused Israel of joining a “dubious club of authoritarian governments”.

“This is a dark day for the media. This is a dark day for democracy,” it said in a statement.

There was also some political opposition in Israel to the move, or at least its timing. The National Unity party .. https://www.timesofisrael.com/government-orders-temporary-closure-of-al-jazeera-bureau-for-harming-israeli-security/ , a centrist member of the ruling coalition, said that coming as ceasefire talks appeared close to failing, it could “sabotage efforts” to free Israeli hostages in Gaza.
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The network, which is funded by Qatar, has been critical of Israel’s military operation in Gaza, from where it has reported around the clock throughout the seven-month war.

Al Jazeera said the accusation that it threatened Israeli security was a “dangerous and ridiculous lie” that put its journalists at risk.
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Israel has barred foreign journalists from entering Gaza to cover the conflict, which was triggered by Hamas attacks into southern Israel on 7 October last year in which 1,200 people, mostly civilians, were killed. Israel’s ensuing offensive has killed more than 34,000 people, mostly women and children.

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