UNISON condemns the deliberate killing of five Al-Jazeera journalists and media workers in an airstrike on a tent outside the al-Shifa hospital in Gaza.
The dead include Anas al-Sharif, a prominent frontline reporter who had been threatened multiple times by Israel over his coverage of the war and the starvation of the Palestinian people. Both Al-Jazeera and the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) deny the Israeli allegations that al-Sharif was a Hamas terrorist.
According to the IFJ, at least 196 journalists and media workers, of whom 181 were Palestinian, have been killed since 7 October 2023, making this the deadliest war for journalists in recent history.
UNISON further condemns the decision of the Israeli security cabinet to forcibly displace the civilian population of Gaza City and put the territory under Israeli military occupation.
The UK government must now take further steps to bring about a permanent ceasefire, full access to humanitarian assistance and the release of the remaining hostages. There must also be no further annexation of the West Bank, no more threats to take land from Gaza, and the Israeli government must begin to respect international law.
Until human rights in Gaza are respected, ministers should also suspend the sale of arms to Israel, along with the UK Israel Trade and Partnership Agreement.
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