KABUL: Esmaeil Baqaei, spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, has stated that 200 journalists and media workers have been killed by the Zionist regime in Gaza over the past two years.
He made the remarks on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day in a message on social media X platform.
According to him, the U.S. and other supporters of the Israeli regime are complicit in these horrific crimes and must be held accountable.
He added, “ These journalists and media workers documented the indescribable suffering of Palestinians, as well as the atrocities, occupation, and policies of mass murder by the Israeli regime”.
The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson added that many of these journalists and media workers fell victim to a genocidal campaign they were trying to expose.
Reports indicate that nearly 200 journalists and media workers, alongside tens of thousands of civilians, have lost their lives in Gaza due to Israeli attacks over the past two years.