Agence France-Presse (AFP) has issued urgent warnings about the dire conditions facing its journalists in Gaza, who are at risk of starvation due to ongoing Israeli blockades and severe food shortages.
The news agency is calling on Israel to allow the immediate evacuation of its freelance contributors, citing that hunger and lack of clean water are making it nearly impossible for them to continue reporting. French officials, including the foreign minister, have also urged Israel to grant international media access to Gaza to bear witness to the crisis. Journalists, humanitarian workers, and medical staff in Gaza are all suffering from extreme hunger and exhaustion, with some fainting while performing their duties.
The situation highlights the broader humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza and the increasing dangers faced by those trying to document it.
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