World’s top media outlets urge Israel to allow independent access to Gaza
Key takeaways
- Israel continues to deny foreign reporters access to the Gaza Strip despite a ‘ceasefire’ being in place.
- “Being on the ground is essential.
- “Freedom of the press is a basic value in any open society.
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Israel continues to deny foreign reporters access to the Gaza Strip despite a ‘ceasefire’ being in place.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Well over 200 Palestinian journalists and media workers have been killed in Gaza in Israeli attacks [File: Stringer/Reuters]By Al Jazeera Staff and The Associated Press Published On 30 Apr 202630 Apr 2026A joint letter by the executives of the world’s top media organisations has called on Israel to allow foreign journalists to enter and report from Gaza independently.
“Being on the ground is essential. It allows journalists to question official accounts on all sides, to speak directly with civilians and report back what they witness firsthand,” the top editors of more than two dozen media companies, including the BBC, CNN, Reuters and The Associated Press, said on Thursday.