Members of the International Press Institute (IPI) global executive board, including Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa, have urged Israel to cease the killing of journalists in Gaza amid the ongoing conflict, TRT World reports.

In a joint statement on Thursday, the executive board, comprising leading editors, journalists and publishers from 20 countries worldwide, condemned the relentless targeting of journalists and emphasized that Israel must credibly investigate any killing of journalists by its forces.

“This unprecedented attack on journalist safety and press freedom cannot be tolerated,” the statement reads.

“At least 80 journalists have now been killed in Gaza and southern Lebanon since October, marking the highest number of journalist casualties in a conflict zone since the founding of IPI in 1950.”

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