UN agency calls for lifting Israel’s ban on international media in Gaza – Middle East Monitor

The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees on Friday called for an immediate end to Israel’s ban on international media access to Gaza, warning that the information blackout is fueling disinformation and undermining trust in eyewitness and humanitarian accounts, Anadolu reports.

Philippe Lazzarini said on X that the media ban has persisted for over 650 days amid what he described as “atrocities against civilians.”

“The ban on the entry of…