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AFP calls on Israel to allow evacuation of journalists from Gaza
Agence France-Presse has urged Israel to facilitate the immediate evacuation of its freelance journalists from Gaza, warning that they face an “appalling” and “untenable” situation in the war-ravaged enclave.
AFP, one of the world’s largest news agencies, made the appeal after an association of its journalists warned that their colleagues in Gaza were facing starvation.
“For months, we have watched helplessly as their living conditions deteriorated dramatically,” the Paris-based agency said in a statement. “Their situation is now untenable, despite their exemplary courage, professional commitment, and resilience.”
Al Jazeera calls for global action to protect Gaza’s journalists
The Qatar-based network, which has correspondents on the ground in Gaza, is calling on the world to take “decisive action to halt the forced starvation and crimes” against journalists and media workers in Gaza.
In a statement, it said its journalists on the ground have risked their lives and the safety of their families to report on the ongoing genocide, and are now finding “themselves fighting for their own survival” as famine worsens in the coastal enclave.
“I haven’t stopped covering for a moment in 21 months, and today, I say it outright…and with indescribable pain. I am drowning in hunger, trembling in exhaustion, and resisting the fainting that follows me every moment,” said Anas al-Sharif, the network’s correspondent in Gaza City. “Gaza is dying. And we die with it.”
The network said the world must help put an end to the “unbearable suffering” that journalists in Gaza are enduring.
“The journalistic community and the world bear an immense responsibility; it is our duty to raise our voices and mobilise all available means to support our colleagues in this noble profession,” said Dr Mostefa Souag, director general of Al Jazeera Media Network. “If we fail to act now, we risk a future where there may be no one left to tell our stories. Our inaction will be recorded in history as a monumental failure to protect our fellow journalists and a betrayal of the principles that every journalist strives to uphold.”
Gaza medics, journalists continue working despite hunger
In Gaza, even those who are saving lives are starving. Raja al-Attar, an ambulance driver, is still responding to calls, still saving lives, despite being hungry himself.
”We continue our work despite the spreading famine and the severe shortage of food supplies. I haven’t had a single meal in the past two days, and I’m barely holding on,” he said. “My family is also struggling – they can’t access even the most basic necessities. We were forced to flee our home in Deir el-Balah because of the ongoing military operation. Right now, I’m sleeping at my workplace, because there’s nowhere else to go.”
Journalists, too, are battling to find loaves of bread to keep them on their feet to report on the worsening crisis.
“Working amid this famine is not just difficult; it’s a heavy burden we carry every day to keep reporting,” said Nour Swirki. “We already spend most of our time in the field, and now that work is made even harder by the constant search for food. In Gaza today, finding even one meal feels like a miracle.”
