23/10/2025 08:33
The Guardian
US secretary of state calls Knesset votes on imposing sovereignty ‘counterproductive’ as he begins two-day visit to IsraelOn Thursday, Israel’s supreme court held a hearing into whether to open the Gaza Strip to the international media and gave the state 30 days to present a new position in light of the new situation under the ceasefire, reports the Associated Press (AP). Israel has blocked reporters from entering Gaza since the war erupted on 7 October 2023. The Foreign Press Association (FPA), which represents dozens of international news organisations including the AP, had asked the court to order the government to open the border. The court rejected a request from the FPA early in the war, due to objections by the government on security grounds. The group filed a second request for access in September 2024. The government has repeatedly delayed the case.Palestinian journalists have covered the two-year war for international media. But like all Palestinians, they have been subject to tough restrictions on movement and shortages of food, repeatedly displaced and operated under great danger, reports the AP. Two hundred Palestinian journalists have been killed by Israeli fire, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).Tania Kraemer, chair of the FPA, said:It is time for Israel to lift the closure and let us do our work alongside our Palestinian colleagues. Continue reading...
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