"A coalition of countries established to defend media freedom struggled to formulate a response to Israel's killing of six Palestinian journalists in Gaza last month, emails reveal, with members of the group missing a deadline to join a statement condemning violence against media. The Media Freedom Coalition did eventually issue a statement denouncing violence against journalists in Gaza on August 21, nearly two weeks after an Israeli drone strike killed four Al Jazeera journalists, including well-known correspondent Anas al-Sharif, and two other media workers."
"The coalition, which includes 51 member countries, did not mention the journalists by name in its statement, but decried the deliberate targeting of media workers and called for the investigation and prosecution of those responsible. Emails obtained from Sweden's Ministry for Foreign Affairs provide a new insight into the challenges the coalition faced formulating a joint response to Israel's targeted killing of media workers amid the competing views of its members."
Countries in the 51-member Media Freedom Coalition struggled to coordinate a joint response after an Israeli drone strike killed six Palestinian journalists in Gaza, including four Al Jazeera staff. The coalition's London-based secretariat set a midday August 20 deadline for members to join a condemnation; only 16 had done so by that cutoff. The coalition issued a statement on August 21 denouncing deliberate targeting of media workers and calling for investigation and prosecution, but it did not name the journalists. Emails obtained from Sweden's Ministry for Foreign Affairs show officials requested more time and information on which countries had signed the statement.
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