On October 7 last year, Hamas attacked Israel, prompting a military response targeting the Gaza Strip.

This led to the deaths and injuries of hundreds of journalists, while Israeli occupation undertook a systematic effort to suppress media coverage of Israeli war crimes, resulting in approximately 150,000 civilian casualties, including both deaths and injuries, with most victims being women and children.

A year into the ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip, Israeli war criminals responsible for systematically targeting the independent press remain unpunished. Tawakkol Karman, head of Women Journalists Without Chains and Nobel Peace Prize laureate (2011), emphasized, "They cannot escape justice. Those who kill journalists must be prosecuted immediately. Impunity only emboldens these criminals to carry on with their violence."

The monitoring unit of Women Journalists Without Chains reports that a journalist is murdered every two days in the Gaza Strip. In the conflict's first year, 172 Palestinian journalists lost their lives, including 19 women, while nearly 200 more sustained injuries. This translates to more than one journalist being killed or harmed on a daily basis. Disturbingly, a significant number of those who perished were journalists along with their family members.

In this context, Women Journalists Without Chains has labeled the past year's events in Gaza as a horrific, unprecedented massacre of journalists. Their targeting was intentional; in multiple instances, the occupation deliberately struck journalistic crews despite prior notifications of their presence and clear indicators that they were journalists.

Throughout the year, occupation forces targeted journalists even while they wore press vests and helmets, ignoring international warnings that these actions constitute war crimes. Women Journalists Without Chains asserts that Israel's leaders have historically evaded accountability for killing journalists, leading to a troubling insensitivity toward these crimes.

Throughout the year, occupation forces continued to target journalists, even while they wore press vests and helmets. This occurred despite numerous international warnings that these actions constitute war crimes for which the occupying forces should be held accountable. As a result, Women Journalists Without Chains contends that Israel's history of leaders evading punishment for killing journalists has fostered a disturbing insensitivity to these crimes.

Tawakkol Karman emphasized, "The 172 journalists, both men and women, are not just numbers; they are voices that conveyed the truth and conducted vital field coverage. They were silenced forever by systematic Israeli attacks aimed at preventing their testimony about the war crimes being committed against the Palestinians."

"It is alarming that a journalist has been killed and his family destroyed for performing his duties. The targeting of journalists in the line of work is not an isolated event; it signifies a concerning escalation in efforts to silence free voices and hinder the dissemination of the truth."

The Monitoring Unit reports that most media offices and headquarters in the Gaza Strip have been destroyed, with over 82 media outlets either fully or partially devastated. Many journalists are now working from tents, facing severe challenges such as ongoing displacement, famine, and a lack of drinking water. These violations, which number in the thousands, have gone unmonitored throughout the year.

Throughout the year, Israel barred foreign press crews from entering the Gaza Strip, despite the ongoing conflict in a territory home to 2 million people. Most residents have been displaced and are crammed into a small area in the southern part of the Strip, facing widespread destruction of infrastructure and severe shortages of food and water.

Journalists, along with their offices and media outlets, are protected as civilians under international humanitarian law. Deliberate targeting, as practiced by Israel, constitutes a complete war crime. While the Israeli government turns a deaf ear to accusations against it, it has failed to provide any evidence for its claims that journalists are directly participating in hostilities, which would remove their protection as civilians.

"For over a year, Gazan journalists have faced a campaign of genocide against themselves and their families. With remarkable professionalism, resilience, and patience, they are setting powerful examples of the sacrifices made in journalism to convey events to the world and protect the people's right to know," stated Women Journalists Without Chains.

One year into the genocide and systematic targeting of Palestinian journalists, Women Journalists Without Chains demands the following:

• Prosecution of Israeli occupation leaders in European and international courts, including the International Criminal Court, for the killings of journalists. Files have already been submitted regarding targeted assassinations in the Gaza Strip.
• The international community to pressure Israel to stop its genocidal actions against journalists.
• Advocacy for the entry of journalistic crews into Palestinian territories, especially Gaza, to enable free and uncensored reporting.
• Support from international organizations focused on journalists to strengthen the resilience of Palestinian journalists in conveying the truth from Gaza and the occupied territories.

Compilation of journalists killed, as reported by government media in the Gaza strip:

1. Mohammed al-Salhi
2. Ibrahim Lafi
3. Mohammed Jarghoun
4. Asaad Shamlikh
5. Saeed al-Taweel
6. Hisham al-Nawajha
7. Mohammed Abu Rizq
8. Aed al-Najjar
9. Mohammed Abu Matar
10. Rajab al-Naqib
11. Ahmed Shehab
12. Abdel Rahman Shehab
13. Hossam Mubarak
14. Hani Al-Madhoun
15. Issam Bahar
16. Mohammed Baalousha
17. Abdel Hadi Habib
18. Ali Nasman
19. Anas Abu Shamala
20. Samih Al-Nadi
21. Khalil Abu Athrah
22. Mahmoud Abu Zarifa
23. Mohammed Ali
24. Iman Al-Aqili
25. Mohammed Labad
26. Mohammed Al-Shorbaji
27. Rushdi Al-Sarraj
28. Mohammed Al-Hassani
29. Saed Halabi
30. Jamal Al-Faqawi
31. Ahmed Abu Mahadi
32. Yasser Abu Namous
33. Salma Mkhaimer
34. Doaa Sharaf
35. Salam Mima
36. Majed Kashko
37. Imad Al-Wahidi
38. Hudhayfah Al-Najjar
39. Nazmi Al-Nadim
40. Majd Arandas
41. Iyad Matar
42. Mohammed Al-Biyari
43. Mohammed Abu Hatab
44. Zaher Al-Afghani
45. Mustafa Al-Naqeeb
46. Haitham Harara
47. Mohammed Al-Jaja
48. Yahya Abu Mani’
49. Mohammed Abu Hasira
50. Mahmoud Matar
51. Ahmed Al-Qara
52. Musa Al-Barash
53. Ahmed Fatima
54. Yaqoub Al-Barash
55. Amr Abu Hayya
56. Mustafa Al-Sawaf
57. Abdel Halim Awad
58. Sari Mansour
59. Hassouna Islim
60. Bilal Jadallah
61. Alaa Al-Nimr
62. Ayat Khadura
63. Mohammed Al-Zaq
64. Asim Al-Barsh
65. Mohammed Ayyash
66. Mustafa Bakir
67. Amal Zuhd
68. Musab Ashour
69. Nader Al-Nazli
70. Jamal Haniyeh
71. Abdullah Darwish
72. Montaser Al-Sawaf
73. Marwan Al-Sawaf
74. Adham Hassouna
75. Mohammed Faraj Allah
76. Hudhayfa Lulu
77. Hassan Faraj Allah
78. Shaima Al-Jazzar
79. Mahmoud Salem
80. Abdel Hamid Al-Qarinawi
81. Hamada Al-Yaziji
82. Hossam Ammar
83. Ola Atallah
84. Doaa Al-Jabour
85. Nermin Qawwas
86. Mohammed Abu Samra
87. Abdel Karim Odeh
88. Ahmed Abu Absa
89. Hanan Ayyad
90. Samer Abu Daqqa
91. Rami Badir
92. Asim Kamal Moussa
93. Ali Ashour
94. Mishaal Shahwan
95. Haneen Al-Qatshan
96. Abdullah Alwan
97. Adel Zorob
98. Alaa Abu Muammar
99. Mohammed Khalifa
100. Mohammed Abu Huwaidi
101. Ahmed Jamal Al-Madhoun
102. Mohammed Abd Al-Khaleq Al-Af
103. Mohammed Younis Al-Zaytouniyah
104. Mohammed Khair Al-Din
105. Ahmed Maher Khair Al-Din
106. Jabr Abu Hadros
107. Akram Al-Shafi’i
108. Hamza Wael Al-Dahdouh
109. Mustafa Thuraya
110. Ali Abu Ajwa
111. Abdullah Baris
112. Mohammed Abu Dayer
113. Ahmed Badir
114. Sharif Okasha
115. Heba Al-Abadla
116. Fouad Abu Khammash
117. Mohammed Al-Thalathiini
118. Yazan Al-Zwaidi
119. Wael Abu Fanouneh
120. Iyad Al-Rawag
121. Issam Al-Lulu
122. Mohammed Abdel-Fattah Atallah
123. Rizq Al-Gharabli
124. Nafez Abdel-Jawad
125. Alaa Hassan Al-Homs
126. Angham Ahmed Adwan
127. Zaid Abu Zayed
128. Yasser Mamdouh
129. Mohammed Raslan Shanioura
130. Mahmoud Mushtaha
131. Mohammed Tishreen Yaghi
132. Musab Abu Zayed
133. Mohammed Khader Salama
134. Mohammed Al-Rifi
135. Abdul Rahman Saima
136. Mahmoud Emad Issa
137. Abdul Wahab Awni Abu Aoun
138. Mohammed Adel Abu Sakhil
139. Mohammed Al-Sayed Abu Sakhil
140. Tariq Al-Sayed Abu Sakhil
141. Mohammed Bassam Al-Jamal
142. Mustafa Ayyad
143. Bahaa Okasha
144. Hael Al-Najjar
145. Mahmoud Jahjouh
146. Moataz Mustafa Al-Ghafri
147. Amna Mahmoud Hamid
148. Abdullah Ahmed Al-Jamal
149. Ahlam Ezzat Al-Ajla
150. Dina Abdullah Al-Batniji
151. Mahmoud Qasim
152. Salim Al-Shorafa
153. Mohammed Mahmoud Abu Sharia
154. Saadi Madoukh
155. Adeeb Sakr
156. Amjad Jahjouh
157. Wafaa Abu Dabaan
158. Rizq Abu Shakian
159. Mohammed Munhal Abu Armana
160. Mohammed Abdullah Mishmash
161. Mohammed Abu Jasser
162. Moatasem Ghurab
163. Haidar Ibrahim Al-Masdar
164. Ismail Al-Ghoul
165. Rami Al-Rifi
166. Mohammed Issa Abu Saada
167. Tamim Ahmed Abu Muammar
168. Abdullah Maher Al-Soussi
169. Ibrahim Marwan Muharab
170. Hamza Abdulrahman Murtaja
171. Ali Nayef Ta’ima
172. Mohammed Abdul Fattah Abdul Rabbah
173. Abdullah Shakshak
174. Wafaa Ali Al-Udaini