ISTANBUL 

More than 200 international media outlets on Sunday demanded the protection of Palestinian journalists and an end to Israeli impunity for crimes committed against them.

"We demand the protection of Palestinian journalists and an end to the impunity for crimes perpetrated by the Israeli army against them in the Gaza Strip," said 257 media outlets in over 50 countries brought together by the campaigning platform Avaaz and Reporters Without Borders (RSF).

The media outlets involved in the campaign also called for independent access for foreign press to the Gaza Strip and the emergency evacuation of reporters seeking to leave, according to RSF.

"At the rate journalists are being killed in Gaza by the Israeli army, there will soon be no one left to keep you informed," it wrote.

The group also called for strong action from the international community and called on the UN Security Council to stop the Israeli army's crimes against Palestinian journalists.

RSF further reported that in less than 23 months, 220 journalists have been killed by the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip.

Israel has killed nearly 63,500 Palestinians in Gaza since October 2023. The military campaign has devastated the enclave, which is facing famine.

Last November, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.

Israel also faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its war on the enclave.