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Palestinian journalists covering Gaza war win UNESCO press freedom prize

Al Jazeera's bureau chief in Gaza, Wael Dahdouh, centre, along with fellow journalists at the funeral of his son Hamza Dahdouh, also a journalist, who was killed in an Israeli strike in southern Gaza [File: Mohammed Abed/AFP]

All Palestinian journalists covering Israel’s war on Gaza have been awarded UNESCO’s world press freedom prize, the United Nations cultural agency has said.

“In these times of darkness and hopelessness, we wish to share a strong message of solidarity and recognition to those Palestinian journalists who are covering this crisis in such dramatic circumstances,” Mauricio Weibel, chair of the international jury of media professionals, said during the announcement on Thursday.

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