As of Aug. 31, 116 journalists had been killed since Oct. 7, according to statistics from the Committee to Protect Journalists, a nonprofit based in New York. The majority, 111, were Palestinians killed in Gaza, three were Lebanese and two were Israeli journalists killed by Hamas militants on Oct. 7. Another 35 have been injured. Other monitoring groups have compiled far higher figures.
The Israeli military has said it “takes all operationally feasible measures to mitigate harm to civilians including journalists” and “it does not deliberately shoot at civilians, including journalists.”