# Twenty-seven countries have signed a joint statement calling for Israel to end its ban on independent foreign media access in Gaza. International journalists have been banned by Israel from entering the Gaza Strip independently, while at least 192 journalists and media workers have been killed since the war began. Countries including France, Japan, the UK, Australia and Germany form part of the Media Freedom Coalition, which is an intergovernmental group. The countries say journalists must be allowed to cover the unfolding humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza.
27 countries calling on Israel to end block on international media access in Gaza