Gaza: UNESCO condemns ‘unacceptable’ killing of journalists.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has condemned the killing of six Palestinian journalists in Gaza by an Israeli drone attack. 

UNESCO's Director-General, Audrey Azoulay, has called for a thorough and transparent investigation into the killings, stressing that targeting journalists reporting on conflicts is unacceptable and violates international law.

Azoulay also reiterated her call to respect UN Security Council Resolution 2222 to protect journalists in conflict situations.

UNESCO reports that since October 2023, at least 62 journalists and media workers have been killed in the line of duty in Palestine, while the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) reports that at least 242 Palestinian journalists have been killed in the same time frame. 

After the latest attack, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) had alleged that one of the journalists, Anas Al-Sharif, was a Hamas operative, but Al Jazeera has strongly denied the claim, calling the attack an "assassination" and a "blatant, premeditated attack on press freedom". 

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