Embassy of the State of Palestine
Dhaka - Bangladesh
28 violations against media freedoms in Palestine during the month of October
11-11-2021
During the month of October 2021, the Israeli occupation committed (19) violations of a total of 28 violations against media freedoms in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. The attacks this month affected a total of 14 journalists, including two female journalists, while some of them were subjected to complex attacks. The Israeli violations accounted for 68% of the total violations, which included the physical assault of (3) journalists during their media and journalistic work. They are Ahmed Abu Sobeih and Nisreen Al-Abed, who were severely beaten before they were arrested, and Journalist Muhammad Al-Khatib, who was targeted with tear gas bombs twice, and injured by a third one while covering the same event.