More journalists have been killed by the Israeli military during its attacks on Palestinians and Lebanese in the past year than in any other war in modern times.

The three Lebanese journalists who were hit by the Israeli army in southern Lebanon earlier today add to that huge toll.

As of October 24, preliminary investigations by the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) showed at least 128 journalists and media workers were among the more than tens of thousands killed in Gaza, the occupied West Bank and Lebanon since the war began.

This makes it the deadliest period for journalists since CPJ began gathering data in 1992.

The real number of killed journalists is likely higher, with the authorities in Gaza saying at least 175 have been killed and more attacked for carrying out their work.