Western media’s lop-sided reportage has not only enabled Israel’s genocide in Gaza, but also abetted the killing of Palestinian journalists while shielding the regime from accountability.

The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate (PJS) has denounced Israel’s persistent and deliberate targeting of journalists, following a lethal strike on a group of reporters in Gaza that left three dead and several others injured.

A conference on the killing, wounding and detention of hundreds of journalists in Gaza takes place in the Italian capital.

Iran says the Israeli regime’s systematic targeting of Palestinian journalists has been enabled by the unwavering support of its Western backers, particularly the United States. 

According to Reporters Without Borders (RSF), Palestine is currently considered the world’s most dangerous place for journalists amid the Israeli regime’s genocidal war on Gaza and the unprecedented massacre of individuals in the occupied territory.

Israel escalates its deadly attacks on the Gaza Strip in defiance of calls for the resumption of a ceasefire to in the besieged territory.

Hossam Shabat, 23, was one of the youngest and bravest journalists who remained in northern Gaza to tell the untold stories of his people amid the genocide and was silenced for same.