News Center — The Palestinian Journalists' Syndicate affirmed that media workers inside the Gaza Strip are working under exceptionally dangerous conditions, amid the war of genocide, bombardment, displacement, the collapse of the healthcare system, and shortages of medicines and supplies.

It explained yesterday, Thursday, September 17, that the suffering of journalists goes beyond the risks of direct targeting to include severe injuries and illnesses requiring surgeries and specialized care unavailable in the Strip, noting that about 40 journalists are in need of urgent medical evacuation.

The Syndicate pointed out that delaying treatment threatens the lives of the injured and exposes them to permanent disabilities, while the Freedoms Committee has documented dozens of cases requiring advanced care, adding that there are cases whose victims died as a result of the unavailability of treatment.

The Syndicate added that there are journalists suffering from chronic diseases and tumors, with restrictions and the siege preventing them from obtaining medicines and treatment protocols. It stressed that medical evacuation is a humanitarian necessity when treatment capacity is absent inside conflict zones, especially in cases of neurological, spinal, and limb injuries, or cases requiring advanced surgeries and long-term rehabilitation.

It affirmed that restrictions on travel through Rafah and Beit Hanoun have caused the deterioration of many cases and the death of others, calling on the World Health Organization, governmental bodies, and international and journalistic organizations to act immediately to ensure journalists' access to specialized treatment, provide safe corridors, support rehabilitation programs, prosthetic limbs, and psychological treatment, establish an accurate database of cases, and monitor them through an independent international body.

The Syndicate concluded its remarks by affirming that saving the lives of injured journalists is a humanitarian and human rights duty, and that issuing solidarity statements alone is no longer sufficient amid the escalating health risks inside the Strip