In brief
Palestinian journalists are enduring severe risks and hardships while reporting on the ongoing war in Gaza. With limited resources and constant threats to their safety, they describe work conditions that are both exhausting and perilous. Many report suffering from severe hunger and living in tents near hospitals merely to gain access to electricity and internet. The war has claimed many of their colleagues, emphasizing the dangers that come with their role in such a conflict. This article captures their stories and the toll the ongoing violence has taken on their lives and mental health.
I never imagined that one day I would be living and working in a tent, deprived of the most basic human necessities - even water and a bathroom. It's more like a greenhouse in the summer and a refrigerator in the winter. journalist Abdullah Miqdad told the BBC. After 22 months of war in Gaza, most journalists find themselves working in tents around hospitals in order to access the electricity and reliable internet connection they need to do their jobs.Power has been cut off across Gaza, so hospitals, whose generators are still functioning, provide the electricity to charge phones and equipment, and offer high points with better mobile reception.However, working at hospitals has not afforded them safety, with Israeli strikes on hospitals and their compounds killing a number of journalists during the conflict. On Monday, five journalists were among at least 20 people killed in a double Israeli strike on Nasser hospital in the southern city of Khan Younis. "additional_info": { "statistics": "At least 197 journalists and media workers have been killed since the war in Gaza began following the Hamas-led attack on Israel on 7 October 2023 - 189 of them Palestinians killed by Israel in Gaza, according to the US-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).", "personal_accounts": [ { "name": "Ahmed Jalal", "quote": "We suffer from severe headaches and fatigue, unable to walk from the sheer hunger, but we still carry on with our work." }, { "name": "Ghada Al-Kurd", "quote": "The war has changed our psyches and personalities. We will need a long period of healing to return to who we were before 7 October 2023." } ] }
