The ongoing Israel Defense Forces campaign against Iranian-backed terrorist organizations on the Jewish state’s southern and northern borders is the country’s most highly-covered war since 1948, the Government Press Office said on Tuesday.
Since the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023 cross-border massacre, Jerusalem has issued 5,530 press passes to reporters, photographers and other media personnel, the government agency declared in a statement.
The GPO pass, much like those in other countries, facilitates journalists’ entry to closed press conferences, courts and other official institutions.
“The leading countries in sending journalists to cover the war are the United States, the United Kingdom, France and Germany, which together constitute almost 60% of the journalists,” said GPO Director Nitzan Chen. “There were also countries that cover Israel less frequently, such as Romania, Ukraine, Argentina, Nepal and Singapore, that have sent journalists to Israel,” he added.... Read More: JNS