The Guardian: Israel prevents the world from knowing what is happening in Gaza by targeting journalists.

The Israeli occupation continues to obscure what is happening in Gaza in terms of destruction, killing, and displacement due to the genocide it has been perpetrating in the enclave since October 7, 2023, targeting journalists and anyone who conveys the truth.

The Guardian stated in its editorial that Israel does not want the world to see what it is doing in Gaza, which is why it targets journalists for killing.

It began its editorial: "Day by day, the death toll rises, war crimes escalate, and anger grows. Last Wednesday, the Pope called on Israel to stop the 'collective punishment' of Gaza's residents, and the next day, António Guterres, the UN Secretary-General, warned that 'the levels of death and destruction are unprecedented in recent times.'

More than 500 UN staff pressured the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, to describe what is happening as genocide, and half of the registered voters in the United States have already concluded that this is what Israel is doing in Gaza.

The newspaper added that the pain is intensifying. On Friday, the Israeli army declared the famine-stricken city of Gaza a combat zone, intensifying its assault and ending the 'tactical pauses' that allowed for the delivery of limited amounts of food, which were still completely insufficient.

It continued that many residents are unable to flee again and fear they will not be safer anywhere else, as Israel has attacked parts of the areas it described as 'humanitarian zones.'

The newspaper added that 'Israel can stop the international condemnation of its campaign of genocide, and instead, it tries to prevent us from knowing more about it: by silencing witnesses.'

It is determined to control the narrative of the war, even though its figures sometimes provide a grim view of the situation and will go to great lengths in this direction.

According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, at least 189 Palestinian journalists have been targeted in Gaza; while others estimate the number of journalists to be higher than that.

It was reported that five journalists were martyred in a single raid last week.

The newspaper noted that the organizations 'Reporters Without Borders' and 'Avaaz,' a nonprofit organization working to promote global activism, called on Israel to fulfill its international obligations to protect journalists as civilians and to open Gaza's borders so that international journalists can cover events freely.

The Guardian published a special report listing the names of all those identified by the 'Committee to Protect Journalists' as casualties: women and men, such as Fatima Hassouna, Hamza Al-Dahdouh, and Anas Al-Sharif, who were admired for their work and, of course, deeply loved as daughters, fathers, sisters, and friends.

These are profound personal losses, but they also represent a generation of journalists that has been erased and is irreplaceable.

The Director-General of 'Reporters Without Borders,' Christophe Deloire, warned, saying: 'At this rate of journalist killings in Gaza by the Israeli army, soon there will be no one left to tell you the truth.'

The newspaper added that the civilian death toll in Gaza is staggering, and journalists face particular danger when they risk their lives to cover events while others try to flee.

It continued that the killing of such a large number of individuals clearly identified as media members, in some cases after being threatened because of their work or defamed, leaves no doubt that they were targeted.

The Committee to Protect Journalists stated that this is 'the deadliest and most deliberate attempt to kill and silence journalists ever.'

It added: 'Palestinian journalists are threatened, directly targeted, and killed by Israeli forces, and they are also arbitrarily detained and tortured in retaliation for their work.'

It stated that journalists in Gaza work under unbearable conditions and suffer from hunger and exhaustion, stopping their journalistic work to find food for their families or to help retrieve bodies from under the rubble or assist their injured relatives in finding shelter, many of whom are separated from their loved ones and many have buried their loved ones.

Everyone knows that by bearing witness, they increase the danger they face; they continue to defend the truth in the face of Israel's attempts to conceal it, and they must defend themselves.