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A Palestinian amputee walks with the help of crutches, accompanied by a child carrying a water container, in one of the displacement camps in Gaza, amid the worsening suffering of the displaced and their continued deprivation of the most basic resources.
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The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) announced, Friday, it will award its Golden Pen Award for Press Freedom to photographers and video journalists working in the Gaza Strip. It stated this is in recognition of their efforts to document the Israeli genocidal war on the enclave despite the significant risks to their lives.
In a statement, WAN-IFRA said journalists in Gaza “have witnessed death, destruction, and human suffering on an unprecedented scale for more than two and a half years.”
It added they are “victims of the conflict as much as they are chroniclers of a war that has raged and continues to rage around them.”
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The award also includes recognition for journalists who were injured or killed while covering the war in Gaza.
The award will be presented to representatives of the three major international news agencies operating in Gaza: Agence France-Presse (AFP), Associated Press (AP), and Reuters. Among them is photographer Mohammed Abd, who worked with AFP in the Strip until April 2024 before moving to the agency’s Cairo bureau.
According to Reporters Without Borders, more than 220 journalists have been killed by Israeli fire in Gaza since the start of the war, including at least 70 journalists killed while performing their duties, according to figures published by the organization at the end of 2025.
The association stated that Israel has prevented foreign journalists from entering the Gaza Strip since the beginning of the war, with the exception of limited visits organized under the escort of the Israeli army.
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights had previously confirmed that the Gaza Strip is the most dangerous place in the world for journalists according to the Arabic Snd news agency.
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Hezbollah said early Saturday that it had carried out 22 attacks against Israeli troops, vehicles and military positions in the previous 24 hours, including drone and missile strikes that hit six Israeli Merkava tanks across southern Lebanon.
The group said the attacks were in response to Israeli violations of a ceasefire agreement and attacks on civilians and villages in southern Lebanon.
Hezbollah said its fighters targeted five Merkava tanks in the town of Yahmar al-Shaqif in Nabatieh province using attack drones, a guided missile and other weapons, and that the tanks were seen burning after the attacks.
It said a sixth Merkava tank was targeted near the town of Dibbine in Marjayoun district, where it was also seen burning.
Hezbollah reported attacks on Israeli troops, military vehicles and positions across several areas in southern Lebanon, including Naqoura, Haddatha, Rashaf, Bayyada and Zawtar al-Sharqiya.
The group said it used attack drones against Israeli troop gatherings, military sites and technical equipment, and carried out rocket attacks on Israeli forces.
In northern Israel, Hezbollah said it launched drone attacks targeting Israeli soldiers near the settlement of Natua and at the Galilee Forest military camp according to Anadolu.
In recent weeks, Hezbollah drones have raised growing concern in Israel, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu describing them as a “major threat” due to the difficulty in detecting them.
Israel has continued its attacks on Lebanon despite a ceasefire that took effect April 17 and was extended for 45 days beginning May 17 following indirect talks mediated by the US.
According to the Lebanese Health Ministry, Israeli attacks since March 2 have killed 3,355 victims across the country.
