Frank Smyth, founder of Global Journalist Security and long-time press freedom advocate, joined Al Jazeera live from Leesburg, Virginia, to discuss the unprecedented dangers facing journalists in Gaza. He highlighted that more journalists have been killed there in the past year than in any other conflict, with the majority being local reporters covering their own communities. Smyth emphasized evidence of direct targeting of journalists and the impact of indiscriminate bombings, which have claimed many lives, including those of media professionals.