"The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate says Israel is using collective punishment to crush reporting of its genocidal war in Gaza. Israel has killed at least 706 family members of Palestinian journalists since the start of its genocidal war in Gaza in October 2023, according to the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate. The syndicate's Freedoms Committee said in a report released late on Saturday that Israeli forces are systematically targeting the families of journalists as part of what it called a war aimed at silencing Palestinian reporting."
"Israeli violence against journalists has evolved to take on a more dangerous and brutal dimension, represented by targeting the families and relatives of journalists, in a clear attempt to turn journalistic work into an existential burden for which sons, wives, fathers, and mothers pay the price, the union said. Muhammad al-Lahham, head of the Freedoms Committee, said the pattern of attacks from 2023 to 2025 exposes Israel's intent to crush independent reporting in Gaza."
"The committee said Israeli forces killed 436 relatives of journalists in 2023, 203 in 2024 and at least 67 this year. The deaths continued even after many families were forcibly displaced and sought shelter in tents and makeshift camps, it said. The syndicate cited a recent case near Khan Younis, where the bodies of journalist Hiba al-Abadla, her mother and about 15 members of the al-Astal family were recovered nearly two years after Israeli aircraft bombed their home west of the city."
Israeli forces have killed at least 706 family members of Palestinian journalists since the Gaza war began in October 2023. The deaths include 436 relatives in 2023, 203 in 2024 and at least 67 in 2025. The killings target families and relatives of journalists as part of a deliberate strategy to silence Palestinian reporting and crush independent media. The violence persisted after many families were forcibly displaced and sheltered in tents and makeshift camps. Recoveries of bodies nearly two years after airstrikes demonstrate the lethal and long-lasting impact on journalists' households.
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