CDFJ: The Israeli occupation deliberately and systematically kills journalists in Gaza

After the martyrdom of cameraman Samer Abu Daqqa
CDFJ: The Israeli occupation deliberately and systematically kills journalists in Gaza

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Center for Defending Freedom of Journalists (CDFJ) condemned the Israeli occupation’s killing of Al Jazeera’s cameraman, Samer Abu Daqqa, and the wounding of Al Jazeera’s office director, Wael Al Dahdouh, during their coverage of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip.
CDFJ said in a statement, “the martyrdom of cameraman Samer Abu Daqqa proved with concrete evidence that targeting of journalists by the Israeli occupation forces is deliberate and systematic.”
CDFJ confirmed that the occupation army left Abu Daqqa bleeding for more than 6 hours before his martyrdom, and prevented ambulance crews and the Red Crescent from reaching him to save him, in a clear indication that what is going on is terrorizing journalists and killing them so that they stop exposing the crimes of the occupation.
CDFJ asked: What proof and evidence do some Western countries and some international institutions need after the killing of Abu Daqqa that the Israeli occupation deliberately and systematically targets journalists?
CDFJ criticized the attempt of some international institutions working in the field of media defense to whiten the reputation of the Israeli occupation, by ignoring monitoring and documenting the killing of dozens of journalists in Palestine under false pretexts and politicized, unscientific, and inaccurate methodologies.
CDFJ said, after more than 70 days of the Israeli genocidal war, there is no longer a safe place for anyone in Gaza, journalists.
CDFJ pointed out that targeting is also clear when journalists receive threatening messages, when their families are killed, and their homes are destroyed.
CDFJ noted that journalists in Gaza live in inhumane conditions, as there is no safe place for them to stay or sleep, food is not available, communications are cut off, and all means of life are impossible.
CDFJ added, and then someone naively asks about the protection of journalists, and the rules of professional safety that have become impossible. Will a protective jacket and helmet – if available – save journalists from a missile that burns and destroys the place?”
CDFJ recalled that the killings of journalists in Gaza are the largest massacre in the history of journalism, in a short time and within a narrow geographical area.
CDFJ offered its condolences to the journalistic family in Palestine, and sent its most sincere condolences to Al Jazeera on the martyrdom of the hero cameraman Samer Abu Daqqa, and wishes for a speedy recovery to our colleague Wael Al-Dahdouh.