Doha: Al Jazeera Media Network has made an urgent appeal to the global journalistic community, press freedom organisations, and legal institutions to take immediate and decisive action to halt the ongoing forced starvation and targeted attacks on journalists in Gaza. For over 21 months, Gaza has endured relentless Israeli bombardment and a deepening humanitarian crisis, leaving nearly two million people in desperate need and pushing media professionals to the brink of survival.

Journalists in Gaza have continued their work under extreme conditions, risking their lives and those of their families to document the devastation and atrocities unfolding on the ground. However, many now find themselves facing starvation and exhaustion. On July 19, several Al Jazeera journalists shared emotional messages on social media, expressing their deteriorating conditions. One of the most heart-wrenching posts came from Al Jazeera Arabic correspondent Anas AlShariff, who wrote, “I am drowning in hunger, trembling in exhaustion, and resisting the fainting that follows me every moment… Gaza is dying. And we die with it.”

Al Jazeera’s Director General, Dr. Mostefa Souag, highlighted the dire situation, stating that the world must not ignore the suffering of these frontline journalists. “We owe it to the courageous journalists in Gaza to amplify their voices and put an end to the unbearable suffering they are enduring due to forced starvation and targeted killings by Israeli occupation forces,” he said, urging immediate international intervention.

Dr. Souag further emphasized the responsibility of the global journalistic community, warning that failure to act could have devastating consequences. “If we fail to act now, we risk a future where there may be no one left to tell our stories,” he said. “Our inaction will be recorded in history as a monumental failure to protect our fellow journalists and a betrayal of the principles that every journalist strives to uphol