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The UN calls for justice for the killings of journalists in Gaza

At least 245 Palestinian journalists have been killed in Gaza since the start of the war on 7 October 2023, according to the local government.

Israel attacked Nasser Hospital on Monday, killing at least 20 people. Photo: EFE

A group of journalists working in the Gaza Strip were killed on Monday by the Israeli Army bombing of a hospital, in response to which the UN has called for justice.

"The murder of journalists in Gaza should shock the world, but not to leave it in a perplexed silence, but to encourage it to act by demanding accountability and justice," replied Ravina Shamdasani, spokesman for the United Nations Human Rights Office.

He recalled that the Palestinian territory is in a state of war and famine, and that the Israeli authorities have refused the entry of any foreign journalist since the beginning of the invasion.

At least 245 Palestinian journalists have been killed in Gaza since the start of the war on 7 October 2023, according to the Gaza Government.

However, it is not known that Israel has opened investigations or imposed sanctions for crimes against Palestinian journalists.

"These journalists are the eyes and ears of the international community and must be protected. Their killings, and those of civilians, must be investigated independently and quickly," Shamdasani said.

At least three of the five journalists killed in the Israeli bombing of Nasser Hospital were working for international media, covering the Israeli bombing of a hospital in Gaza.

The Israeli Army also killed a sixth journalist on Monday in the Al Mayasi area in southern Gaza.

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