JAKARTA - Israel stated that it would not allow foreign journalists to enter Gaza, even after the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza was reopened.
The statement was made during a trial related to a petition filed by the Foreign Press Association in Israel (FPA) demanding that journalists be allowed into the Gaza Strip. The judges decided to postpone the verdict in the case.
As reported by ANTARA from WAFA, Tuesday, January 27, the Haaretz newspaper reported that representatives of the Israeli authorities had informed the Supreme Court (the highest judicial body) that foreign journalists would not be allowed to enter Gaza on the grounds of security risks.
The court on Monday discussed the FPA's petition, which called for media crews to be allowed into the Gaza Strip.
The petition was filed almost a year and a half ago, but the court repeatedly granted the Israeli authorities' request to delay its decision.
This is the second petition filed on the issue of journalist permits, after the first was rejected as soon as the war began, according to the same source.
"Two years after the war broke out, 16 months after the petition was filed, and three months after a fundamental change in the situation in the Gaza Strip, the authorities have not changed their position during this period, and comprehensive restrictions remain in place," said lawyer Gilad Sher, who represents FPA.
The applicants represent around 400 journalists from more than 130 media in around 30 countries, broadcasting in around 10 languages and reaching hundreds of millions, even billions, of people around the world.
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