Agence France-Presse (AFP) has urgently called on Israel to allow the evacuation of its freelance journalists trapped in Gaza, warning that they are facing starvation and life-threatening conditions due to chronic food shortages.
The news agency and its journalists' union report that their staff are unable to work effectively, with some fainting from hunger and exhaustion. France's foreign minister has also urged Israel to grant foreign press access to Gaza and help evacuate endangered reporters. The crisis highlights the broader humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, where aid is being blocked and even humanitarian workers and journalists are suffering.
AFP stresses that never in its history have its journalists faced such dire circumstances, and demands immediate action to prevent further loss of life.
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