Journalists petition court to regain access to Gaza

Posted by Paul McNally on 30 December 2008 at 16:27
Tags: press freedom

The Foreign Press Association has petitioned Israel’s supreme court to let journalists back into Gaza.

Israel’s border region with Gaza - and the only pedestrian crossing into the territory - was completely closed to reporters at the weekend as air strikes against Hamas targets got underway.

“Never before have journalists been prevented from doing their work in this way,” the FPA - which represents 400 reporters - said in an open letter. “Israel must allow professional journalists access to this important story.”

The petition will be heard in court later today.

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