Over 100 journalists have been killed by the Israeli army since October 7, 2023, during a military operation in the Gaza Strip. The international organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has filed its third case with the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate crimes by Israeli troops against Palestinian and other journalists. The lawsuit emphasizes that the murders and attempts on the lives of reporters occurred while they were performing their duties and were committed intentionally. 

Thus, on January 7, an Israeli drone attacked a car containing Al Jazeera freelancers Mustafa Thuraya and Hamza al-Dahduh. Hazem Rajab was injured. On January 10, Ahmed Badir, a journalist with Hadaf News, was killed in an airstrike at the entrance to Shuhada al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Bahl. On February 11, Kan'an correspondent Yasser Mamdouh was killed near Al-Nasser Hospital in Khan Younes. 

After publishing a video about the crimes of the Israeli army, it carried out an airstrike on the home of independent video blogger Ayat al-Khadur. Yazan Emad al-Zwaidi, a cameraman for the Egyptian satellite news channel Al Ghad, died along with a group of civilians in Beit Hanoun. During the Israeli bombing in Khan Younes, Al Qahera News journalist Ahmed Fatima and Palestinian New Press reporter Rami Bdeir were killed.

“Impunity for crimes threatens journalists not only in Palestine, but throughout the world. Those who kill journalists are attacking the public's right to information, which is especially important during a conflict. They must be held accountable, and RSF will continue to work in this direction, expressing solidarity with Gaza reporters,” said Antoine Bernard, RSF Director of Advocacy and Assistance.

In a statement on January 5, 2024, the International Criminal Court prosecutors said for the first time that crimes against journalists were included in the scope of the investigation.