“At the rate journalists are being killed in Gaza, soon there will be no one left to inform them. » Shortly before ten in the morning on Thursday, September 26, in Paris, around thirty members of Reporters Without Borders (RSF) held up white press vests stained with fake blood in the Place des Rights of Man. By the non-governmental organization’s count, 139 journalists were killed, most in Israeli attacks launched after the Hamas terrorist attacks of October 7, which left some 1,200 dead, mostly civilians.
Its American equivalent, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), has a total of 127. Subject to the controls of the Jewish state authorities and Hamas, the gates of Gaza became airtight during the deadly Israeli response that followed. to October 7 (which killed more than 41,000 people according to the Hamas Health Ministry). This forced the editorial staff to organize remotely, with their correspondents in Gaza.
“It’s hard to know who to trust.points out the great journalist Martine Laroche-Joubert. Not only have more than a hundred journalists been murdered in Gaza, but many have left the territory.. Others are also accused of proximity. with Hamas. » For the documentary she produced for the “Exclusive Investigation” program, broadcast on M6 on September 15, the journalist summoned Shrouq Al Aila, the widow of Rushdi Sarraj, a source for many Western media outlets, murdered in October 2023, combining According to the young woman, the images taken by her Palestinian colleagues and those of a French humanitarian, her research revealed the survival conditions in the small bombed territory.
On September 28, the program “Art Reportage” attempted the same exercise with videos sent by Rami Abou Jamous. Throughout the year, the Gaza journalist testified, in a WhatsApp group, about his daily difficulties protecting his little boy from the horror that surrounds him. “Rami has worked with Arte for many years, as well as with France 2says journalist Nathalie Georges, who signed the report. Before October 7, he made us aware of a multitude of topics through this channel. He continued, interspersing a bit of his private life, so that we could document the events. » “We”, that is, the approximately 160 members that make up this group, mainly Francophone and French journalists. Based on this testimony, France 2 is in turn preparing a topic in which viewers will find, in the program “8 pm” on Monday, October 7, Rami and his son.
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