TRUE OR FALSE. How many journalists have been killed in Gaza during the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?

According to Reporters Without Borders (RSF), which has just published its report, 45 journalists were killed around the world in 2023. A figure down compared to 2022. On social networks, another figure counts the number of journalists killed in Gaza since October 7. Present on the 19/20 info set, Thursday December 14, Julie Calderonjournalist at the “true or false” cell of franceinfo, explains that a tweet calls into question RSF’s record. “87 Palestinian journalists have been killed since October 2023 as part of the ongoing genocide in Gaza. Why are they not included?“, asks this tweet.

A difference in the criteria used

“This figure of 87 journalists killed in Gaza in the space of two months comes from the Palestinian Journalists’ Union. It counts not only the journalists who died on the ground, but also those who died during the bombings, in their homes with their families.“, says Julie Calderon. “RSF, for its part, puts forward the figure of 13 journalists killed in Gaza, 3 in Lebanon and 1 in Israel. RSF, for its part, only takes into account journalists killed while working, for example while reporting or conducting an interview.“, explains the journalist.