The Committee to Protect Journalists put out their latest death toll update on Monday. The group began recording journalist deaths in 1992 – they say this war has led to their deadliest month on record.
As of December 4:
- 63 journalists and media workers were confirmed dead: 56 Palestinian, 4 Israeli, and 3 Lebanese
- 11 journalists were reported injured
- 3 journalists were reported missing
- 19 journalists were reported arrested
- Multiple assaults, threats, cyberattacks, censorship, and killings of family members
These killings are among the more than 16,000 killed since the war began on October 7 – with more than 15,800 Palestinian deaths in Gaza and the West Bank, and 1,200 deaths in Israel.
The deadliest day of the war for journalists was the first day, October 7, with six journalists killed; the second-deadliest day was November 18, when five were killed.
Israel’s military has told news agencies AFP and Reuters that it cannot guarantee their journalists’ safety – after the agencies had sought assurances their workers would not be targeted by Israeli strikes.
BBC
