03:01Spanish journalists gathered in Madrid on Thursday to pay tribute to their slain colleagues in Palestine.
"More than 130 journalists murdered in one year is the largest massacre against the press ever recorded by Reporters Without Borders in such a short space of time," Edith RodrIguez Cachera, the vice-president of Reporters Without Borders Spain alleged.
Footage shows protesters holding a large banner and pictures of various journalists, as members of Reporters Without Borders and other journalists gathered in the Spanish capital's Plaza Mayor.
"In this year of offensive in Gaza, Israel has not only killed Palestinian journalists, it has also arbitrarily detained them, subjected them to ill-treatment and torture, imprisoned them, deliberately destroyed media headquarters and passed censorship laws to shut them down, as we have seen with the Al Jazeera network," Cachera continued.
She added that Israel had not allowed journalists access to Gaza 'because they do not want witnesses' and claimed Israel was killing press representatives 'with total impunity'.
"We demand that Israel stop murdering journalists in Gaza with total impunity and that the international community, of which Spain is a member, stop allowing it to do so without consequences, to our great shame and pain. At this rate of assassinations in Gaza, soon there will be no journalists left to inform us," Cachera continued.
Cachera said that Reporters Without Borders filed a complaint against Israel with the International Criminal Court and announced that they have evidence of Israel's 'intention to kill fellow journalists'.
"The murders of journalists and attacks on the media constitute war crimes and that is why we filed the fourth complaint against Israel with the International Criminal Court yesterday, with new cases in which we can demonstrate the declared intention to kill fellow journalists," she stated.
Through the day, Reporters Without Borders, held similar symbolic actions in ten countries around the world including Germany, the United States, France and the United Kingdom.
Israel has not responded to the claims at time of publication. Israeli officials have repeatedly denied allegations that their forces target journalists or civilians. Officials claim that only Hamas locations and infrastructure are being targeted in their response to the October 7 attacks. They have also accused Hamas of using civilians as 'human shields' - an allegation that the group has repeatedly denied.
Hamas launched an unprecedented attack on southern Israel on October 7, killing 1,139 people, mostly civilians, and kidnapping over 200 according to Israeli officials.
Israel declared war on the group and a 'complete siege' of Gaza, with a large-scale campaign of air strikes. A ground incursion began at the end of the third week, with Israeli leaders vowing to 'wipe out' Hamas. Palestinian officials reported that over 41,000 people had been killed at time of publication.
The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) claimed that Hamas locations and infrastructure were targeted in the response. However, United Nations experts warned against 'collective punishment' for the people of Gaza, before predicting a 'humanitarian crisis' and then claimed that 'hell is settling in' for the region.
'Largest massacre against the press ever recorded' - Journalists pay tribute to late colleagues in Gaza
Spanish journalists gathered in Madrid on Thursday to pay tribute to their slain colleagues in Palestine.
"More than 130 journalists murdered in one year is the largest massacre against the press ever recorded by Reporters Without Borders in such a short space of time," Edith RodrIguez Cachera, the vice-president of Reporters Without Borders Spain alleged.
Footage shows protesters holding a large banner and pictures of various journalists, as members of Reporters Without Borders and other journalists gathered in the Spanish capital's Plaza Mayor.
"In this year of offensive in Gaza, Israel has not only killed Palestinian journalists, it has also arbitrarily detained them, subjected them to ill-treatment and torture, imprisoned them, deliberately destroyed media headquarters and passed censorship laws to shut them down, as we have seen with the Al Jazeera network," Cachera continued.
She added that Israel had not allowed journalists access to Gaza 'because they do not want witnesses' and claimed Israel was killing press representatives 'with total impunity'.
"We demand that Israel stop murdering journalists in Gaza with total impunity and that the international community, of which Spain is a member, stop allowing it to do so without consequences, to our great shame and pain. At this rate of assassinations in Gaza, soon there will be no journalists left to inform us," Cachera continued.
Cachera said that Reporters Without Borders filed a complaint against Israel with the International Criminal Court and announced that they have evidence of Israel's 'intention to kill fellow journalists'.
"The murders of journalists and attacks on the media constitute war crimes and that is why we filed the fourth complaint against Israel with the International Criminal Court yesterday, with new cases in which we can demonstrate the declared intention to kill fellow journalists," she stated.
Through the day, Reporters Without Borders, held similar symbolic actions in ten countries around the world including Germany, the United States, France and the United Kingdom.
Israel has not responded to the claims at time of publication. Israeli officials have repeatedly denied allegations that their forces target journalists or civilians. Officials claim that only Hamas locations and infrastructure are being targeted in their response to the October 7 attacks. They have also accused Hamas of using civilians as 'human shields' - an allegation that the group has repeatedly denied.
Hamas launched an unprecedented attack on southern Israel on October 7, killing 1,139 people, mostly civilians, and kidnapping over 200 according to Israeli officials.
Israel declared war on the group and a 'complete siege' of Gaza, with a large-scale campaign of air strikes. A ground incursion began at the end of the third week, with Israeli leaders vowing to 'wipe out' Hamas. Palestinian officials reported that over 41,000 people had been killed at time of publication.
The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) claimed that Hamas locations and infrastructure were targeted in the response. However, United Nations experts warned against 'collective punishment' for the people of Gaza, before predicting a 'humanitarian crisis' and then claimed that 'hell is settling in' for the region.
Spanish journalists gathered in Madrid on Thursday to pay tribute to their slain colleagues in Palestine.
"More than 130 journalists murdered in one year is the largest massacre against the press ever recorded by Reporters Without Borders in such a short space of time," Edith RodrIguez Cachera, the vice-president of Reporters Without Borders Spain alleged.
Footage shows protesters holding a large banner and pictures of various journalists, as members of Reporters Without Borders and other journalists gathered in the Spanish capital's Plaza Mayor.
"In this year of offensive in Gaza, Israel has not only killed Palestinian journalists, it has also arbitrarily detained them, subjected them to ill-treatment and torture, imprisoned them, deliberately destroyed media headquarters and passed censorship laws to shut them down, as we have seen with the Al Jazeera network," Cachera continued.
She added that Israel had not allowed journalists access to Gaza 'because they do not want witnesses' and claimed Israel was killing press representatives 'with total impunity'.
"We demand that Israel stop murdering journalists in Gaza with total impunity and that the international community, of which Spain is a member, stop allowing it to do so without consequences, to our great shame and pain. At this rate of assassinations in Gaza, soon there will be no journalists left to inform us," Cachera continued.
Cachera said that Reporters Without Borders filed a complaint against Israel with the International Criminal Court and announced that they have evidence of Israel's 'intention to kill fellow journalists'.
"The murders of journalists and attacks on the media constitute war crimes and that is why we filed the fourth complaint against Israel with the International Criminal Court yesterday, with new cases in which we can demonstrate the declared intention to kill fellow journalists," she stated.
Through the day, Reporters Without Borders, held similar symbolic actions in ten countries around the world including Germany, the United States, France and the United Kingdom.
Israel has not responded to the claims at time of publication. Israeli officials have repeatedly denied allegations that their forces target journalists or civilians. Officials claim that only Hamas locations and infrastructure are being targeted in their response to the October 7 attacks. They have also accused Hamas of using civilians as 'human shields' - an allegation that the group has repeatedly denied.
Hamas launched an unprecedented attack on southern Israel on October 7, killing 1,139 people, mostly civilians, and kidnapping over 200 according to Israeli officials.
Israel declared war on the group and a 'complete siege' of Gaza, with a large-scale campaign of air strikes. A ground incursion began at the end of the third week, with Israeli leaders vowing to 'wipe out' Hamas. Palestinian officials reported that over 41,000 people had been killed at time of publication.
The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) claimed that Hamas locations and infrastructure were targeted in the response. However, United Nations experts warned against 'collective punishment' for the people of Gaza, before predicting a 'humanitarian crisis' and then claimed that 'hell is settling in' for the region.