In Gaza City, where famine has been declared and residents are braced for a massive new assault by Israel’s military, the international press corp is nowhere to be seen, excluded from bearing witness to an unfolding human catastrophe.

Israel’s seal around the Gaza Strip has been so effective in denying overseas journalists access to the conflict zone that there should be fears it will become a blueprint for other regimes to prevent independent reporting on wars in the future.

Despite intense international pressure, Israel refuses to drop its draconian strategy, which gives it greater control over the news narrative. It then exploits the international media’s dependence on Palestinian correspondents to cast aspersions on the impartiality of their reports.

According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, Israel has targeted and assassinated at least 26 journalists after making unsubstantiated claims of their links to Hamas. More than 200 media workers have died in Gaza, more than in any other conflict, says........

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