49 Palestinian journalists still held in Israeli detention

Palestinian prisoner advocacy groups reported that Israel continues to hold 49 Palestinians journalists in custody.

The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS), the Commission of Prisoners’ and Ex-Prisoners’ Affairs, and Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association said in a joint statement on World Press Freedom Day that Israeli forces have killed over 200 journalists and arrested around 180 since 7 October 2023.

“The targeting of Palestinian journalists has been and remains one of the most prominent policies of the occupation throughout its history,” the statement said, adding that “the assassination operations” on journalists have escalated “in an unprecedented manner” during Israel’s war on Gaza.