In makeshift tents and vans converted into mobile newsrooms, Palestinian journalists remain on the front lines with their cameras set up and ready to document the daily struggles in Gaza.
With the phrase “Journalism is not a crime” seen in different corners of the Palestinian enclave, local journalists spoke of the difficult conditions they endure living and reporting amid war and displacement.
In Khan Younis, some journalists sleep on thin mattresses in stifling heat, their equipment stacked beside them. Freelance journalist and documentary filmmaker Ezz El-Din Al-Masry said journalists suffer from a double displacement.
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"The first mission is that he, as a journalist, is being displaced from one place to another where some of the logistics for journalistic work are available to him, such as electricity and the internet - however, he also needs to provide for his family," he explained.
"Our message to the world and the international community is that it is important to put pressure on the Israeli occupation authorities to provide protection for Palestinian journalists,” said Al Jazeera correspondent Moamen Al-Sharafi in Gaza City.
On Sunday (August 10), an Israeli airstrike killed six journalists including prominent Al Jazeera correspondent Anas Al Sharif in a tent at Gaza City's Al Shifa Hospital compound, the deadliest strike against journalists during an Israeli campaign that has lasted more than 22 months.
The attack was condemned by journalists and rights groups.
Israel's military said it targeted and killed Al Sharif, alleging he had headed a Hamas militant cell and was involved in rocket attacks on Israel.
Al Jazeera, which is funded by the Qatari government, rejected the assertion, and before his death Al Sharif had also denied such claims by Israel.
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The Hamas-run Gaza government media office said 238 journalists have been killed since the war started on October 7, 2023. The Committee to Protect Journalists said at least 186 journalists have been killed in the Gaza conflict.
Israel denies deliberately targeting journalists, saying many of those killed in Israeli airstrikes were members of Islamist militant groups, working under the guise of the press.
The war began when Hamas-led militants stormed over the border into southern Israel, killing 1,200 people and taking 251 hostages, according to Israeli figures.
Israel's offensive in Gaza has since killed more than 61,000 Palestinians, according to health officials, and left much of the territory in ruins.
(Production: Ramadan Abed, Dawoud Abu Alkas, Hussam Al-Masri, Yazan Kalach, Abir Al Ahmar)