The making of The Gaza Project

Fifty journalists. Thirteen organisations. Damning findings. Behind the scenes of a groundbreaking investigation. 

This special episode of the IJ4EU Confidential podcast features leading contributors to The Gaza Project on their groundbreaking investigation that exposed “unprecedented” Israeli targeting of Palestinian journalists.

At least 110 Palestinian journalists have been killed since the start of the Israel-Gaza War on October 7, 2023 – the largest number of journalists to be killed in this span of time in any modern war or conflict. In addition to facing unprecedented physical dangers, journalists in Gaza and the West Bank have faced threats, assault, censorship and arrests. Dozens of media offices in Gaza have been bombed by the Israeli military. 

In July 2024, Forbidden Stories launched the results of their in-depth investigation into the deaths of journalists in Gaza as well as alleged attempts to harass, intimidate and target media workers within Gaza and the West Bank.

The Gaza Project exposes evidence of targeted attacks on journalists and media infrastructure, calling to question the army’s denials about targeting the press since the war started. The investigation’s findings suggest that at least 18 media workers were reportedly killed or wounded by precision strikes likely launched from unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), in violation of the laws of war. 

Moderated by:

• Scott Griffen, acting executive director of the International Press Institute (IPI)
• Amy Brouillette, IPI’s director of advocacy
• Timothy Large, IPI’s director of independent media programmes

Featuring:

• Laurent Richard, founder and director of Forbidden Stories
• Hoda Osman, executive editor of Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism
• Manisha Ganguly, investigations correspondent and open-source lead for The Guardian
• Walid Batrawi, IPI executive board member and Palestinian media trainer and consultant

Production and graphics:

• Milica Miletić, IPI project coordinator