Our weekly roundup of press freedom news, highlighting the latest attacks on journalists, their right to publish, and our right to know. Here’s the news for the week of March 15, 2025.
Three journalists killed in Israel’s renewed attacks on Gaza
At least nine people have been killed and several others wounded in an Israeli drone attack on Beit Lahiya in northern Gaza, according to a report from Al Jazeera. The attack reportedly targeted a relief team that was accompanied by journalists and photographers. At least three local journalists are among the dead.
According to Al Jazeera, the Palestinian Journalists’ Protection Center said in a statement that “the journalists were documenting humanitarian relief efforts for those affected by Israel’s genocidal war.”