To Governments, International Organisations, Media Institutions, and Civil Society:We, the undersigned press freedom organisations, media organisations, journalists’ unions, and advocates of truth and transparency, demand an end to the forced starvation and targeting of journalists in Gaza by Israel.Journalists in Gaza are being starved to death.Not metaphorically. Not slowly. But deliberately, and in real time, while the world watches.One in three people in Gaza now goes days without food. Among the starving are journalists, the last independent voices still reporting from inside Gaza. These are the individuals whose courage keeps the world informed of the sheer humanitarian impact of Israel’s war on Gaza. Now, they are being forced to die from hunger.This is not incidental. This is a tactic.The suffering of journalists is not an accident; Israel is employing deliberate tactics to silence the truth by starving them.Since October 2023, over 230 journalists and media workers in Gaza have been killed. Those who remain, and their families, are subjected to constant targeting, intimidation, and denied their basic needs, and are now forced to choose between death by air strike or starvation. Their situation is dire and worsening day by day. Without immediate intervention by the international community, their lives are under serious threat, and they may not be able to co …
