The report also documented 16 cases of detention and obstruction of journalistic work, six cases of direct physical assault, four cases of equipment confiscation and forced deletion of materials, and two cases of weapons being pointed directly at journalists.
Two cases of vehicle destruction and confiscation were recorded, along with one journalist’s arrest, a home raid and a journalist being brought before the court.
Mohammed al Lahham, head of the Press Freedoms Committee at the PJS, said the figures “reflect a clear policy aimed at silencing Palestinian journalists.”
He called for increased international pressure on Israel to stop daily attacks and provide international protection for Palestinian journalists.
Since October 2023, Israel has killed more than 70,000 people, mostly women and children, and injured nearly 171,000 others in Gaza in a two-year war that came to a halt under a ceasefire deal on October 10.
At least 1,088 Palestinians have also been killed and 10,700 others injured in attacks by the army and illegal Israeli settlers in the occupied territory since October 2023. Over 20,500 people have also been arrested.