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At least 61 journalists killed in Gaza

02 Dec 2023 03:25pm
Friends and colleagues of two Palestinian journalists Hasouna Slim and Sari Mansoor, killed in an Israeli strike, pray over their bodies during their funeral in Deir al-Balah in the southern Gaza Strip on Nov 19, 2023. - Photo by AFP
Friends and colleagues of two Palestinian journalists Hasouna Slim and Sari Mansoor, killed in an Israeli strike, pray over their bodies during their funeral in Deir al-Balah in the southern Gaza Strip on Nov 19, 2023. - Photo by AFP

MOSCOW - The death toll of journalists and media workers since the escalation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict on Oct 7 has reached 61, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said in a statement, reported Sputnik.

"As of Dec 1, CPJ’s preliminary investigations showed at least 61 journalists and media workers were among the more than 16,000 killed since the war began on Oct 7-with some 14,800 Palestinian deaths in Gaza and the West Bank and 1,200 deaths in Israel," the CPJ said.

It said the deadliest day of the conflict for journalist deaths was Oct 7, with six journalists killed; and the second-deadliest day occurred on Nov 18, with five killed. - BERNAMA-SPUTNIK

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