BBC News and news agencies warn journalists in Gaza at risk of starvation

News organisations say local journalists are increasingly unable to feed themselves in Gaza, facing the same "dire circumstances as those they are covering".

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Those reporting the conflict from Gaza now face starvation and "the same dire circumstances as those they are covering," a joint statement from BBC News, Agence France-Presse (AFP), Associated Press (AP) and Reuters said.

"For many months, these independent journalists have been the world's eyes and ears on the ground in Gaza", it reads.

International news outlets rely on local reporters within Gaza, as Israel does not allow foreign media, including BBC News, to send journalists into the territory.

It comes as more than 100 international aid organisations and human rights groups have warned of mass starvation in Gaza.