The World Press Freedom Index only uses safety as one part of their score. It's not a refutation of the statement you're replying to.
But since you brought them up, here's their breakdown of:
- the Zionist Regime https://rsf.org/en/country/israel
- and occupied West Bank + Gaza https://rsf.org/en/country/palestine
"In 2024, Palestine became the most dangerous country in the world for journalists. Close to 200 reporters were killed by the Israeli army in Gaza in the first 18 months of war, including at least 42 slain while doing their job, and dozens more detained in Israeli prisons. Trapped in the enclave, journalists in Gaza have no shelter and lack everything, including food and water. In the West Bank, journalists are routinely harassed and attacked by both settlers and Israeli forces, but repression reached new heights with a wave of arrests after 7 October, when impunity for crimes committed against journalists became a new rule. "