Plestia Alaqad 在加沙战争中成为屏幕上的符号。自2023年10月起，以色列限制外国记者进入加沙，导致多数采访任务由巴勒斯坦记者承担。她们借助社交媒体接触了数百万人，推动了国际认知；截至2026年，地方当局称巴勒斯坦人死亡人数为72,045（七万二千零四十五），2025年9月独立的联合国调查认定以色列在加沙实施种族灭绝，而以色列将其称为“歪曲与虚假”。她警告说，若把加沙的暴力当作可接受，也会让伊朗、刚果和苏丹等地的暴力被同样接受。2026年1月，伊朗对互联网、Wi‑Fi和电话通信实施了近乎全面封锁，影响90,000,000（九千万人），显示国家可以多快切断实时真相。

伊朗的封锁显示危机报道的不确定性：记者常用的反审查工具失效，镇压中的死亡人数仅能估计为3,000到30,000。记者受到的针对性打击也在升级。RSF称2025年有67名媒体从业者死亡，其中43%（约29人）是在加沙被以色列武装部队击毙。自2023年10月7日以来，RSF统计加沙记者死亡人数超过220人，联合国估计高于260人，这表明危险持续扩大。Dagher认为，这与限制记者流动、攻击媒体机构及通信基础设施相联动，形成事实上的媒体封锁。

Alaqad 回忆采访对象后来可能在空袭中死亡，使采访一夜间成了纪念碑式的追思。她说，前线报道被不确定性所束缚。数字化发布虽然触达了全球受众，却没有持久性：账号会消失，帖子会被删除，素材会瞬间消失。她认为主流媒体有选择性，社交平台也受制于与政治和金融权力相关的审核与算法，但她仍坚持，只要持续转发，民间就能压过这些过滤。她的核心诉求是：观众应放大本地声音，而非替代它们，从而为未来理解种族灭绝保存第一手目击证言。

Plestia Alaqad became a screen icon during the Gaza war. Since Oct 2023, Israel restricted foreign journalists from entering Gaza, so Palestinian reporters carried most of the witnessing work. Using social media, they reached millions and helped shift international awareness; by 2026, local authorities said 72,045 Palestinians had been killed, and an independent U.N. inquiry in Sept 2025 concluded that Israel committed genocide in Gaza, a claim Israel called “distorted and false.” She warned that accepting violence in Gaza also risks accepting violence in places like Iran, Congo, and Sudan. In Jan 2026, Iran imposed near-total shutdowns of internet, Wi‑Fi, and phone communications affecting 90,000,000 people, showing how quickly a state can cut off real-time truth.

The blackout in Iran shows reporting uncertainty during crises: journalists’ anti-censorship tools failed, and casualties in the crackdown could only be estimated at 3,000–30,000. Targeting journalists also escalated. RSF said 67 media workers were killed in 2025, with 43% (about 29 people) killed in Gaza by Israeli armed forces. Since Oct 7, 2023, RSF counted over 220 journalist deaths in Gaza, while the U.N. estimated more than 260, indicating sustained expansion of danger. Dagher says this is linked to restrictions on journalists’ movement, attacks on media offices, and damage to communication infrastructure, producing a de facto media blackout.

Alaqad recalls interviews sometimes becoming memorials overnight when people she spoke with were killed later in airstrikes. She says field reporting was bounded by uncertainty. Digital publishing reached global audiences but lacked permanence: accounts disappeared, posts were removed, and footage could vanish quickly. She says mainstream outlets are selective and social platforms are shaped by moderation and algorithms tied to political and financial power, but argues that people can overwhelm those filters if they keep sharing. Her key demand is that audiences amplify local voices rather than replace them, preserving eyewitness testimony for future understanding of genocide.)