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Israel-Hamas war takes 'record toll' on journalists, press freedom

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Palestinian journalists carry mock coffins of colleagues killed during the current Israel-Hamas war, during a symbolic funeral procession toward a United Nations office in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Nov 7, 2023. [AP Photo]

The ongoing war between Israel and the militant group Hamas has taken a "record toll" on journalists, a press freedom group said Thursday.

With at least 68 journalists killed since the war began on October 7, more journalists have been killed in the first 10 weeks of the conflict than have ever been killed in a single country over the course of an entire year, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists, or CPJ.

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