Journalists working for Agence France-Presse (AFP) in Gaza are facing extreme hunger and risk of starvation due to ongoing Israeli blockades that have severely limited access to food and humanitarian aid.
The AFP journalists' union and French officials have issued urgent appeals to Israel to allow the evacuation of freelance reporters and grant foreign press access to Gaza. Many journalists, along with humanitarian workers and medical staff, are reportedly fainting from exhaustion and hunger while trying to document the conflict and provide aid. This is the first time in AFP's 80-year history that its journalists are at risk of dying from starvation.
The situation highlights the broader humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the dangers faced by those trying to report from the region.
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