The Israeli occupation’s new campaign to suppress the media in the Gaza war

According to the international group Tasnim News Agency, Al Jazeera network, which since the beginning of the Al-Aqsa storm battle, The broad form of news covers the Zionist war against Gaza, the recent statements of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who said that this network harms Israel’s security and incites others to be anti-Israeli, strongly condemned and declared that these statements of Netanyahu are false. It is dangerous and ridiculous.

Al Jazeera emphasized in a statement that Netanyahu finds no justification for attacking the freedom of the press and resorts to lies and slander, and with this, he seeks to silence the Al Jazeera network. But these slanders do not stop Al Jazeera from continuing its responsibility in covering the war professionally and courageously, and we reserve all our rights. And we consider Netanyahu responsible for the damage to the teams of Al Jazeera network and its centers around the world.

“Stefan Dujarque”, the spokesman of the United Nations, also responded to Netanyahu’s action to close Al Jazeera network in the occupied territories and announced that this The issue is very dangerous and means challenging the right of journalists to their freedom of action. “Omar Shaker” of the Human Rights Watch also announced that this Israeli action is part of an effort to suppress critics of human rights violations. . After Israel prevented international journalists from accessing Gaza, Al Jazeera is considered a vital source of information to reveal Israeli crimes, and any action to limit the network’s activity is an attack on freedom of expression.

“Verin Merovitch » The executive director of the International Press Institute also said in the same context that Israel does not allow any journalist to enter the Gaza Strip and its decision to close the Al-Jazeera network has no justification.

On the other hand, the Hamas movement issued a statement In response to Netanyahu’s intention to shut down the Al-Jazeera network in the occupied territories, he announced that the occupiers are desperately seeking to hide the truth of their heinous crimes against humanity and attack the media for this purpose. The decision to close the Al-Jazeera network shows the height of the harassment, siege and terrorism campaigns of the occupying fascist regime against journalists and members of the media; where so far the occupying regime has assassinated 138 journalists in the war against Gaza, and in addition, a large number of journalists and members of the media have been injured in Zionist aggression.

Yesterday, the Hebrew media reported that Netanyahu Al-Jazeera network harms Israel’s security and is widely present in the Gaza war and incites others against Israel, plans to block this network in Israel (Occupied Palestine) and Al-Jazeera network will no longer be broadcast here.

According to this report, Netanyahu called Al Jazeera a Hamas media outlet and demanded to close it.

In this context, the Zionist Knesset yesterday approved a draft law known as the “Al Jazeera Law” and according to Israel can block foreign networks in the occupied territories. Meanwhile, in the Gaza war, journalists have played an important role in exposing the crimes of the Zionist regime and genocide in Gaza. The deliberate killing of journalists by the Zionist army also aims to erase the Palestinian narrative of the war and destroy the truth and obstruct the delivery of news and correct information is given to the public opinion.

Intentional targeting of journalists is considered a war crime according to international and humanitarian laws, and journalists should be allowed to act freely and without interference and stoning of the conflicting parties. do their job and provide information, but in the first weeks of the war, the Israeli army announced in a statement addressed to international news agencies that it cannot guarantee the safety of journalists working in the Gaza Strip.

According to official statistics. Since the beginning of the Gaza war, at least 138 journalists have been deliberately targeted and martyred by the army of the occupying regime.

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