Foreign journalists still cannot enter Gaza without military escort, Israel says

The state has told the High Court of Justice that journalists should still be barred from entering Gaza without military escort, citing continuing security risks in response to the Foreign Press Association's renewed push for independent access.The response, dated Sunday, maintains the restrictions a year after the October 2025 ceasefire agreement and more than two years after the association filed its petition.The dispute centers on whether journalists can enter Gaza and report independently, rather than through visits organized and escorted by the IDF. The state points to escorted visits allowed at various stages of the war, while the association argues those visits cannot replace reporters choosing where to go, whom to interview, and what to investigate.In its September 27 request, the association argued that conditions had changed substantially, including through arrangements allowing international aid workers to enter and move within Gaza.