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Hundreds of news outlets around the world have signed on to an appeal calling for the protection of Palestinian journalists in Gaza and for foreign press to be granted independent access to the territory.
NPR's Aya Batraoui reports more than 200 Palestinian journalists have been killed by Israeli forces
since the war broke out.
Many of the media outlets signed on are blacking out their front pages or, like NPR,
are taking part by reporting on the appeal and the risks Palestinian journalists face in Gaza.
A similar petition signed in June by the editors-in-chiefs of major news organizations noted that Israel's ban on independent access to Gaza is without precedent in modern warfare.
Moreover,
the Committee to Protect Journalists says August was the deadliest month ever recorded for journalists globally.
That's due to what Palestinians say is 15 journalists killed in Gaza in August alone.
Last week, Israeli attacks killed five journalists at a hospital,
including photographers for Reuters and the AP.
Two more journalists were killed since then in other attacks.
Aya Batraoui, NPR News, Dubai.