List of journalists killed in the Gaza war

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The killing of journalists in the Gaza war, overwhelmingly Palestinians killed by Israel, along with other acts of violence against journalists, marks the deadliest period for journalists in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict since 1992 and the single deadliest conflict for journalists in all known conflicts in the history of the world, according to the Costs of War Project.[2][3][4] According to the United Nations, the number of Palestinian journalists killed by Israel since the start of the war stood at 242 by 11 August 2025.[5][6] On the other hand, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) reported that 192 journalists, at least 184 of them Palestinian, had been killed by Israel as of 10 August 2025[7][8] while the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) reported the killing of at least 180 Palestinian journalists and media workers by Israel as of 11 August 2025.[9] A July 2024 count by the Gaza Government Media Office placed the number of Palestinian journalists killed by Israel at 160.[10][7] By January 2025, Israel had reportedly killed 42 more Palestinian journalists to raise this number to 202,[11] and by July 2025, it had reportedly killed 15 more journalists to raise the number to 217.[12] An aggregation of data from multiple sources, including from the CPJ and the IFJ, which listed the names of all journalists hitherto reported to have been killed by Israel concluded that, by 11 August 2025, Israel had killed up to 274 journalists, with 269 of them Palestinian.[13]

Portrait of photojournalist Fatima Hassouna, by Andrea Ebert. On 16 April 2025, she and ten members of her family, including her pregnant sister, were killed by an Israeli missile. Fatima Hassouna was the protagonist of the documentary Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk.[1]

The head of the Committee to Protect Journalists stated in 2024, "Israel's war on Gaza is more deadly to journalists than any previous war".[14][15] Israeli airstrikes additionally damaged or destroyed an estimated 48 media facilities in Gaza. Reporters Without Borders has reported that the Israeli army intentionally targeted Palestinian journalists.[16] The Guardian stated that contrary to international law, Israel had targeted Hamas-affiliated Palestinian journalists despite their non-involvement in combat, thus disputing Israel's denial of targeting journalists.[17] In 2023, nearly 75% of journalists killed worldwide were Palestinians who had died in Israel's war in Gaza.[18][17] According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, Israel was the second worst country in the world for allowing the murderers of journalists to go unpunished.[19]

UNESCO awarded its 2024 World Press Freedom Prize to the Palestinian journalists of Gaza.[20]

According to a report by the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, the war in Gaza since 7 October 2023 has led to the deaths of more journalists than the combined total killed during the U.S. Civil War, World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War (including related conflicts in Cambodia and Laos), the Yugoslav Wars of the 1990s and early 2000s, and the post-9/11 war in Afghanistan.[3][21]

Palestine

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Israel

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Israeli journalists killed in the Gaza war
Date Name Agency/Position Location Description
October 7, 2023 Yaniv Zohar Israel Hayom (photographer) Nahal Oz Killed along with his wife, two daughters, and father-in-law during the Nahal Oz attack[287]
Roee Idan [he] Ynet (photographer) Kfar Aza Killed along with his wife during the Kfar Aza massacre.[288]
Shai Regev  Maariv (entertainment writer) Re'im Killed during the Nova music festival massacre.[289] In June 2026, CPJ removed her from its casualty database after determining that she was not on assignment when killed.[36][37] As of July 2026, CPJ said that its broader Israel-Gaza dataset remained under review.[37]
Ayelet Arnin  Kan (news editor) Killed during the Nova music festival massacre.[290] In June 2026, CPJ removed her from its casualty database after determining that she was not on assignment when killed.[36][37] As of July 2026, CPJ said that its broader Israel-Gaza dataset remained under review.[37]
After October 7, 2023 Oded Lifshitz Captivity in Gaza Shot and kidnapped in Kibbutz Nir Oz, killed in captivity about a month later.[291][292][293] In June 2026, CPJ removed him from its casualty database after determining that he was not on assignment when abducted.[36][37] As of July 2026, CPJ said that its broader Israel-Gaza dataset remained under review.[37]
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Syria

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Syrian journalists killed in the Gaza war
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October 1, 2024 Safaa Ahmad Syria TV Mezzeh Killed by an Israeli airstrike[294][295]
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Iran

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Iranian journalists killed in the Gaza war
Date Name Agency/Position Location Description
June 13, 2025 Fereshteh Bagheri Defa News Agency Tehran Killed by Israeli airstrikes during the Twelve-Day War[296][297]
June 15, 2025 Saleh Bairami Andishe Pooya Magazine (Freelance cartoonist)
June 16, 2025 Nima Rajabpour Khabar (Editor)
Masoumeh Azimi Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (Secretariat staffer)
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