International news agencies urge Israel to allow journalists access to Gaza

International media organisations, including AFP, AP, BBC, and Reuters, on Thursday urged Israel to allow their journalists to move freely "in and out of Gaza" to report on the situation in the war-torn region.

The statement noted that the independent journalists who have been “the world’s eyes and ears on the ground in Gaza for many months, are now facing the same dire circumstances as those they are covering.” 

“We are desperately concerned for our journalists in Gaza, who are increasingly unable to feed themselves and their families,” the statement reads.

Joint statement on Gaza from @AFP, @AP, @BBCWorld and @Reuters pic.twitter.com/0zJ6U8qGPy

— AFP News Agency (@AFP) July 24, 2025

The organisations expressed concern over the “starvation” currently faced by Palestinian journalists, who are already enduring severe “deprivations and hardship in a war zone.”

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The organisations reiterated their call, saying, “To allow journalists in and out of Gaza, adequate food supplies must reach the people there”.

According to a recent report by the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), at least 173 journalists and media workers have been killed during the war in Gaza, while several others have sustained injuries.

Earlier, Qatar-based media organisation Al Jazeera Media Network urgently called upon the journalistic community, press freedom organisations, and relevant legal bodies to take decisive action to halt the forced starvation and crimes against journalists and media professionals in Gaza.