"A record 129 journalists and media workers were killed in the course of their work in 2025, and two-thirds of them were killed by Israel, the Committee to Protect Journalists has said. It was the second straight year that killings set a record and the second straight year that Israel was responsible for two-thirds of them, the CPJ, a New York-based independent organisation that documents attacks on the press, said in its annual report."
"Israeli fire killed 86 journalists in 2025, mostly Palestinians in Gaza but also including 31 workers in an attack on a Houthi media centre in Yemen, the second-deadliest attack the CPJ had ever recorded, it said. Israel was also responsible for 81% of the 47 killings that the CPJ classified as intentionally targeted or murder."
"The report said the Israeli military has now committed more targeted killings of the press than any other government's military on record, noting that the CPJ started collecting data more than three decades ago. Its report said at least 104 of the 129 journalists killed died in connection with conflicts."
In 2025, 129 journalists and media workers were killed during their work, setting a record for the second consecutive year. Israel was responsible for approximately 86 of these deaths, including 31 workers killed in an attack on a Houthi media centre in Yemen—the second-deadliest attack ever recorded by the Committee to Protect Journalists. Israel was also responsible for 81% of the 47 killings classified as intentionally targeted or murder. The CPJ notes the actual figure is likely higher due to access restrictions in Gaza. Israel's military claims it targets only combatants and that operating in combat zones carries inherent risks. The CPJ reports that Israel's military has now committed more targeted killings of the press than any other government's military on record in over three decades of data collection.
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