128 Journalists Killed Worldwide In 2025, Middle East The Most Dangerous Region; Highest Number Of Deaths In Gaza
The report named the Middle East and the Arab world as the most dangerous region, where 74 deaths were recorded, 58 percent of the total. Of these, 56 Palestinian journalists were killed in Gaza alone, mainly during coverage of the Israel–Hamas conflict. The most horrific incident was the targeted attack on Al Jazeera journalist Ansal-Sharif on 10 August 2025, in which he and five other media workers were killed in a journalists' tent outside Gaza City's Al Shifa Hospital.