RAMALLAH, Tuesday, November 7, 2023 (WAFA) - The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate (PJS) today delivered a letter to the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on  Israel’s crimes of genocide against journalists in the Gaza Strip, and the targeting of their homes and families, calling on the UN chief to hold Israel accountable for its crimes through the International Criminal Court (ICC).

The letter was delivered to the United Nations office in Ramallah following the “march of coffins” with the participation of dozens of journalists who carried empty coffins with pictures of the 31 Palestinian journalists killed during Israel’s 32-day-long brutal and sweeping air, land and sea bombardment of the besieged Gaza Strip.

“Historically, the Israeli occupation forces have been targeting Palestinian journalists systemically, as since the year 2000 more than 80 journalists have been killed by the Israeli occupation forces, more than 40 percent of them have been killed this month,” said the letter.

It said that the Israeli occupation forces have been taking advantage from impunity and committing cruel crimes against journalists, ignoring the UN Plan of Action on the Safety of Journalists.

The letter called on the United Nations “to take concreted action according to its plans of actions and resolutions to provide protection to Palestinian journalists and hold Israeli occupation leaders accountable through the International Criminal Court for perpetrating crimes against journalists.”

M.K.