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Top news organizations warn of starvation risk facing journalists in Gaza

 JournalismPakistan.com |  Published 4 months ago |  JP Staff Report

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Top news organizations warn of starvation risk facing journalists in Gaza

In an unprecedented show of unity, four major international news organizations—Reuters, AFP, AP, and BBC News—have issued a joint statement expressing grave concern for the safety and survival of their journalists currently stationed in Gaza.

Dated July 24, 2025, the joint appeal paints a harrowing picture of the deteriorating humanitarian conditions facing journalists in the besieged Palestinian territory.

"We are desperately concerned for our journalists in Gaza, who are increasingly unable to feed themselves and their families," the statement reads. "For many months, these independent journalists have been the world's eyes and ears on the ground in Gaza. They are now facing the same dire circumstances as those they are covering."

The four media giants emphasized that while journalists have long endured extreme risks and deprivations in war zones, the threat of starvation adds a disturbing new dimension to the dangers they face.

"We are deeply alarmed that the threat of starvation is now one of them," the statement continued. "We once again urge the Israeli authorities to allow journalists in and out of Gaza and to ensure that adequate food supplies reach the people there."

The appeal highlights growing fears that, amid continuing hostilities and an unrelenting blockade, the humanitarian crisis in Gaza has reached catastrophic levels—not just for civilians, but for those who risk everything to report the truth.

The call for urgent action is not only a plea for the survival of these frontline reporters but a warning that the world may soon lose access to crucial on-ground reporting if the situation is not addressed.

 

غزہ کے صحافی فاقوں پر مجبور، عالمی میڈیا کی مشترکہ اپیل


چار بڑے بین الاقوامی خبررساں اداروں—رائٹرز، اے ایف پی، ایسوسی ایٹڈ پریس (اے پی)، اور بی بی سی نیوز—نے 24 جولائی 2025 کو جاری کردہ ایک مشترکہ بیان میں غزہ میں موجود اپنے صحافیوں کی زندگیوں پر شدید تشویش کا اظہار کیا ہے۔

اس بیان میں غزہ کی بگڑتی ہوئی انسانی صورتحال کا نقشہ کھینچا گیا ہے اور بتایا گیا ہے کہ صحافی اب اپنے اور اپنے خاندانوں کے لیے خوراک کا بندوبست کرنے سے قاصر ہوتے جا رہے ہیں۔

"ہمیں اپنے صحافیوں کے بارے میں شدید تشویش ہے، جو اب اپنے اور اپنے خاندانوں کو خوراک مہیا کرنے کے قابل نہیں رہے۔ کئی ماہ سے یہ آزاد صحافی غزہ میں دنیا کے لیے آنکھ اور کان بنے ہوئے تھے، لیکن اب وہ خود بھی انہی بدترین حالات کا سامنا کر رہے ہیں جن کی وہ رپورٹنگ کر رہے ہیں۔"

بیان میں مزید کہا گیا کہ جنگی علاقوں میں کام کرنے والے صحافی ہمیشہ خطرات اور مشکلات کا سامنا کرتے ہیں، مگر بھوک اور قحط کا خطرہ اب ان مسائل میں شامل ہو چکا ہے، جو نہایت پریشان کن ہے۔

"ہمیں اس بات پر شدید تشویش ہے کہ اب فاقہ کشی بھی ان خطرات میں شامل ہو گئی ہے۔ ہم ایک بار پھر اسرائیلی حکام سے مطالبہ کرتے ہیں کہ صحافیوں کو غزہ میں داخلے اور وہاں سے باہر نکلنے کی اجازت دی جائے اور غزہ کے عوام کو خوراک کی فراہمی یقینی بنائی جائے۔"

یہ اپیل نہ صرف ان بہادر صحافیوں کی زندگیوں کو بچانے کی کوشش ہے بلکہ اس طرف بھی توجہ دلاتی ہے کہ اگر فوری اقدام نہ اٹھایا گیا تو دنیا میدانِ جنگ سے سچی خبریں سننے سے محروم ہو جائے گی۔

 

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