Out of 67 media workers killed while performing their duties in 2025, 43% died in Gaza. Reporters Without Borders, or RSF, officially designated the Israeli military as the year's "worst enemy of journalists." The organization’s 2025 Round-up emphasizes that these individuals were not mere collateral damage, but were specifically targeted for their professional activities.
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Israel Identified as World’s Leading Killer of Journalists in 2025
For the third consecutive year, Israel has been named the primary aggressor against the press globally. According to a new report from Reporters Without Borders, the Israel Defense Forces were responsible for the deaths of at least 29 Palestinian reporters this year, accounting for nearly half of all journalist fatalities worldwide.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government was labeled a "Press Freedom Predator," joining the ranks of Myanmar’s military junta and Mexico’s Jalisco New Generation Cartel. The RSF report highlights a systematic campaign to discredit Palestinian reporters by framing them as terrorists to justify their deaths. Beyond lethal force, Israel currently ranks as the world’s second-largest jailer of foreign journalists, with 20 Palestinian reporters held in custody. RSF director general Thibaut Bruttin warned that the failure of international bodies to enforce protections has created a climate of impunity, noting that the global decline in government courage has left journalists vulnerable to becoming pawns in diplomatic and military conflicts.
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