Journalists call for foreign media access to Gaza in open letter - BBC News

More than 50 correspondents and presenters urge Israel and Egypt to allow them to enter Gaza.

18 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsIsrael-Gaza warImage caption, The BBC's Chief International Correspondent Lyse Doucet is among the 55 journalists who signed the letterBy Yasmin Rufo & David GrittenBBC NewsMore than 50 journalists have sent an open letter calling on Israel and Egypt to provide "free and unfettered access to Gaza for all foreign media".

The letter is signed by correspondents and presenters for broadcasters with UK bases, including the BBC's Jeremy Bowen, Lyse Doucet and Mishal Husain.

It says the need for comprehensive on-the-ground reporting is "imperative".

Israel's military says its troops have taken journalists on escorted trips in Gaza to allow them to report safely.

Palestinian journalists and media workers have reported from inside Gaza since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas in October, but dozens have been killed, injured or gone missing.

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