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Israel killed majority of record number of journalists slain in 2024: CPJ

Relatives of Ahmad al-Shayah, a journalist killed in an Israeli drone attack on a charity facility, mourn by his shrouded body at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, on January 16, 2025 [Abed Rahim Khatib/Anadolu Agency]

A record number of journalists were killed in 2024, with Israel responsible for more than two-thirds of those deaths, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has said in its annual report.

Announcing its findings on Wednesday, the CPJ said at least 124 journalists were killed in 18 countries last year, in what was the deadliest year for media workers since the committee began keeping records more than three decades ago.

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