EU lawmakers urge bloc to pressure Israel for media access to Gaza

Sixty-one members of the European Parliament (MEPs) urged top EU officials on Thursday to make foreign journalists’ access to Gaza a central demand in relations with Israel, calling for “all possible diplomatic and political means” to ensure independent reporting from the enclave, Anadolu Agency reports. In a letter addressed to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, the lawmakers said Israel’s continued restrictions on international media access to Gaza undermine press freedom and the public’s right to information. “We call on you to specifically make access for foreign journalists a key demand in your bilateral relations with Israel and to use all possible diplomatic and political means to ensure it is granted,” the […]