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Israeli forces’ killing of four Al Jazeera journalists and two freelance journalists on Sunday is part of Israel’s “deliberate” campaign to eliminate and silence any potential witnesses to its “live-streamed genocide” in Gaza, especially ahead of its upcoming siege and ethnic cleansing of Gaza City, UN experts have warned.

In a statement released Tuesday, UN Special Rapporteur for the freedom of expression Irene Khan and Special Rapporteur for the occupied Palestinian territory Francesca Albanese strongly condemned Israel’s targeted killing of the journalists.

“The killing of four journalists just as Israel announces its plan to take over Gaza City is no coincidence, but a deliberate attempt to silence those who would have exposed the IDF’s atrocities to the world,” the experts said.

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