Since the outbreak of the Gaza war in October 2023, triggered by an attack onIsrael by the Palestinian militant group Hamas, the Israeli government hasbarred foreign journalists from independently entering the blockadedterritory. The Foreign Press Association (FPA) filed its petition in 2024, after whichthe court granted the government several extensions to submit its response. - 'Behind closed doors' -"The Foreign Press Association is deeply disappointed that the IsraeliSupreme Court has once again postponed ruling on our petition for free,independent press access to Gaza," the FPA said in its statement. "This secretive process offers no opportunity for us to rebut these argumentsand clears the way for the continued arbitrary and open-ended closure of Gazato foreign journalists," the statement added. The FPA said there were no security arguments that justify what it calledIsrael's "blanket ban" on media access to Gaza.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha January 28, 2026 13:36 UTC