The FPA welcomes the agreement between the warring parties on a ceasefire in Gaza. With the halt in fighting, we renew our urgent call for Israel to open the borders immediately and allow international media free and independent access to the Gaza Strip. For the last two years, the FPA

The Foreign Press Association in Jerusalem notes with dismay that it has been a full year since it submitted its second petition to the Israeli Supreme Court for free and independent access to Gaza. Regrettably, there still is no resolution. Despite the urgency, the court has repeatedly agreed to the

The Foreign Press Association is outraged and in shock. A group of journalists from several major international news outlets – including Reuters, AP and Al Jazeera – have been killed together in Israeli military strikes. This is among the deadliest Israeli attacks on journalists working for international media since the

The FPA is outraged by the Israeli military’s targeted killing of Palestinian journalists in Gaza City last night. These colleagues were carrying out their duty as journalists and reporting on events as they occurred. According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, at least 179 journalists and media workers have been

The Foreign Press Association joins the world’s largest news organizations in expressing our deepest concerns about the struggles of our colleagues in Gaza to feed themselves and their families. Access to food is the most basic human need, and the current crisis – fueled by a strict four-month Israeli blockade

On Sunday, July 13, 2025, a group of Israeli settlers attacked a CNN crew working near the village of Sinjil. Their car was heavily damaged, its rear window smashed by one of the assailants.  This is the second settler attack on foreign journalists in Sinjil this month: On July 4,

The Foreign Press Association has filed a complaint over the interference in reporting caused by unclear censorship rules and arbitrary restrictions imposed by Israeli police on foreign journalists. Throughout the recent war with Iran, some members of law enforcement, encouraged by confusing policy guidelines issued by the government, shut down

The Foreign Press Association (FPA) is shocked and saddened that 18 months into Israel’s war against Hamas, Israel continues to impose an unprecedented ban preventing foreign journalists from entering Gaza. Never in Israel’s history has the government imposed such sweeping restrictions on the media for such an extended period. This

The Foreign Press Association strongly urges the Israeli government to immediately lift restrictions preventing foreign journalists from entering Gaza. For the past 15 months, these unprecedented restrictions have severely hindered independent reporting, robbing the world of a full picture of the situation in Gaza and placing an undue and dangerous

The Foreign Press Association expresses its grave concern over the Palestinian Authority’s decision to temporarily suspend Al Jazeera’s broadcasting across the Palestinian territories. This action raises serious questions about press freedom and democratic values in the region. Al Jazeera has been a valuable source of information on the situation in the Palestinian