The Occupation Insists on Preventing Foreign Journalists from Entering Gaza

SadaNews - The occupation government stated that it will not allow foreign journalists to enter Gaza even after the opening of the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza.

This came during a judicial session regarding a petition submitted by the Foreign Press Association in Israel requesting permission for journalists to enter the Gaza Strip, while the judges decided to postpone ruling on the case to a later time.

The newspaper "Haaretz" reported that an Israeli government representative "informed the Supreme Court (the highest judicial authority) that foreign journalists will not be allowed to enter Gaza due to security risks," according to his statement.

The court discussed yesterday, Monday, a petition submitted by the Foreign Press Association in Israel (FPA) demanding to allow journalists to enter the Gaza Strip.

The petition was filed a year and four months ago, yet the court has repeatedly approved the state’s requests to postpone its response. This is the second petition submitted in this regard, after the first petition was rejected immediately when the war began, according to the same source.

Attorney Gil'ad Shir, representing the Foreign Press Association, stated at the beginning of the session: "We are two years after the outbreak of the war, 16 months after the petition was submitted, and three months after a significant change in the situation in the Gaza Strip, and throughout this period the state has not changed its position, and there are still comprehensive restrictions."

He added that the petitioners represent about 400 journalists from more than 130 media outlets from around 30 countries, broadcasting in about 10 different languages, reaching hundreds of millions if not billions of people around the world."