The Foreign Press Association expresses its profound disappointment with the Israeli government’s latest response to our appeal for full and free access to the Gaza Strip.  Instead of presenting a plan for allowing journalists into Gaza independently and letting us work alongside our brave Palestinian colleagues, the government has decided

The Foreign Press Association welcomes the Supreme Court’s decision to set a final deadline for the state of Israel to respond to our petition for independent press access to Gaza. After two years of the state’s delay tactics, we are pleased that the court’s patience has finally run out. The

Israel’s Supreme Court has once again granted the Israeli government’s request for an extension in responding to our request for full, unhindered access to Gaza. This is the ninth such delay since we filed our petition in September 2024. This situation is beyond absurd. We are dismayed that the government

The FPA is dismayed to learn that the Israeli Supreme Court has once again granted an extension to the Israeli government to respond to our petition for free and independent access to Gaza. We have grown accustomed to such delays in the last 14 months since this petition has been

The Foreign Press Association is appalled by recent attacks by Israeli settlers against journalists while reporting in the occupied West Bank and calls on Israeli authorities to halt this violence immediately. Journalists, both local and foreign, have proven to be a clear target as they document an unprecedented level of

The Foreign Press Association is disappointed in the Israeli Supreme Court’s decision to grant the State of Israel yet another delay regarding the independent entry of journalists into Gaza. We recognize that the court has directed the government to present a clear position within 30 days and hope that the

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