Sri Lanka, May 10 -- In every conflict, journalists face limits on access to war zones. But Gaza is different. For more than 930 days, Israel has barred foreign reporters from independently entering the territory.

In other recent conflict zones where danger was constant from Ukraine to Iraq and Syria, foreign correspondents have still been able to report relatively independently.

Being on the ground is essential. It permits journalists to question official accounts, to speak directly with civilians and report back what they witness firsthand. That is why news organisations send their reporters into the field, often at great personal risk.

This has pushed the responsibility for covering this devastating war and its aftermath almost enti...