‘Unparalleled’: Israel-Gaza war takes record toll on journalists

A new analysis released today by CPJ (Committee to Protect Journalists) shows that more journalists have been killed in the first 10 weeks of the war than have ever been killed in a single country over an entire year.

As of December 20, 2023, at least 68 journalists and media workers have been killed since the October 7 start of the conflict. Sixty-one were Palestinian, four were Israeli, and three were Lebanese. More than half of these deaths occurred during the first month of the war, making it the deadliest single month ever documented by CPJ since it began keeping records in 1992.

“The concentration of journalists killed in the Israel-Gaza war is unparalleled in CPJ’s history and underscores how grave the situation is for press on the ground,” said CPJ President Jodie Ginsberg.

CPJ is calling for the international community to act. Read our six calls to action here.

View comparisons with the death tolls in Iraq, the Philippines, and other countries in a state of war or insurrection during their most deadly years.

Watch journalists on the ground talk about persevering in their reporting of the war.

Catch up on CPJ’s latest reporting on the war:

CPJ’s full coverage of the war and photos of the war’s unprecedented toll on journalists.

Al-Jazeera cameraperson Samer Abu Daqqa killed, correspondent Wael Al Dahdouh injured in drone attack in Khan Yunis.

Israeli police officers beat, injured Anadolu photographer Mustafa Alkharouf in Jerusalem.

CPJ is deeply concerned by an apparent pattern of targeting journalists and their families by the Israeli military.

Committee to Protect Journalists

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