BBC, AFP, Reuters and more warn journalists in Gaza at risk of starvation

World’s biggest news outlets urge Israeli authorities to allow reporters in and out of war-stricken strip

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Some of the world’s biggest news outlets, including BBC News, have joined forces to voice concern over the desperate plight of journalists in Gaza, warning they are “increasingly unable to feed themselves and their families”.

Agence France-Presse (AFP), the Associated Press, BBC News and Reuters said they were “desperately concerned” about the journalists in Gaza after widespread warnings of mass starvation.