# Claim 12

With foreign correspondents barred from independent entry, Palestinian journalists carried the bulk of on-the-ground reporting.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

This claim was superseded by claim 112 (update). It stays here so the history can be checked.

- Statement: With foreign correspondents barred from independent entry, Palestinian journalists carried the bulk of on-the-ground reporting.
- Field: effect_on_reporting
- Value: Coverage relies on Palestinian journalists working inside Gaza under direct risk
- About: [incident 2026-israel-maintains-ban-on-foreign-press-access-to-gaza](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2026-israel-maintains-ban-on-foreign-press-access-to-gaza)
- Source: Record 129 press members killed in 2025; Israel responsible for two of three deaths. https://cpj.org/special-reports/record-129-press-members-killed-in-2025-israel-responsible-for-2-of-3-of-deaths/
- Publisher: Committee to Protect Journalists
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-22
- Confidence: medium
- Status: superseded
- Source date: 2026-02-25
- Superseded by: [Claim 112](https://thewaronnews.com/claims/112)
- Reason: update

## Quotation from the source

> ban on independent foreign press access

Source page: https://thewaronnews.com/claims/12. The War On News, CC BY 4.0.