![Family and wife of Palestinian journalist Abd Shaat mourn and try to find solace in his remaining belongings inside their makeshift tent following his funeral in Gaza City, Gaza, on January 22, 2026. [Anas Zeyad Fteha - Anadolu Agency]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/AA-20260122-40338063-40338057-FAMILY_OF_PALESTINIAN_JOURNALIST_MOURNS_IN_GAZA-1.jpg)
History rarely announces the moment when a global norm collapses. It simply erodes, quietly at first, then all at once. The killing of journalists in Gaza marks such a moment—not merely as a tragedy for the profession, but as a rupture in the moral architecture that has long underpinned international order. By late 2025, nearly 250 journalists had been killed in Gaza since the conflict began in October 2023. That figure alone exceeds journalist fatalities in any single conflict since modern record-keeping began. It surpasses Vietnam, Iraq, Syria and Ukraine combined. The Committee to Protect Journalists confirms that Israel has killed more journalists in this period than any country has since CPJ began tracking press deaths in 1992. The United […]
