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Israel responsible for two-thirds of record 129 press killings in 2025, says CPJ

globalFebruary 25, 2026
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Israel responsible for two-thirds of record 129 press killings in 2025, says CPJ
Committee to Protect Journalists report says Israel also to blame for 81% of ‘intentionally targeted’ journalist killings
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Committee to Protect Journalists report says Israel also to blame for 81% of ‘intentionally targeted’ journalist killings

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A record 129 journalists and media workers were killed in the course of their work in 2025, two-thirds of them by Israeli forces, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).

It was the second consecutive year in which killings of members of the press reached unprecedented levels, and the second year running in which Israel was responsible for roughly two-thirds of the total, the New York-based independent organisation, which documents attacks on journalists worldwide, said in its annual report published on Wednesday.

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Source: Guardian - World News

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