On the International Day of Solidarity with Journalists, a stark warning emerged over the deliberate targeting of media workers in Gaza. Since the start of a near two-year-long genocidal campaign, hundreds of journalists have been killed while performing their duties, in what many see as an effort to silence independent reporting. The number of journalists killed has now reached over 250, an unprecedented toll that stands as a testament to the scale of violence engulfing the territory.

Those speaking out insist this is not incidental but part of a calculated strategy. Media professionals have been stripped of safety and access, with reporting under siege alongside civilian life. Responsibility for these killings is placed squarely on the forces behind the offensive, and their allies, whose policies and actions have allowed such violations to continue without meaningful international intervention. The targeting of journalists is a direct attack on freedom of information and the right of the world to bear witness.

Calls for global solidarity have intensified, with demands for greater protection for journalists and renewed international action. Rights groups describe Gaza as the deadliest place on earth for press workers, where reporting has become an act of resistance against a campaign of erasure. For those risking their lives to tell the story, the stakes could not be higher: to speak is to survive, but to speak out has never been more perilous.