Gaza - "Al-Quds" dot com - During the monthly report on the status of press freedoms in July 2022, the Journalist Support Committee monitored more than (44) violations against media freedoms and journalists, including (35) Israeli violations, and (3) violations. By Palestinian internal parties in the West Bank, in addition to recording more than (6) cases of violations by social media companies under clear pressure from the Israeli occupation, within the framework of combating Palestinian content and obliterating the crimes of the occupation.

The Israeli occupation forces committed more than (34) violations against media freedoms and press crews, distributed among the occupation forces’ arrest of (2) journalists, namely the journalists Amer Abu Arafa and Faisal Al-Rifai – they are still detained.

The occupation forces also detained (1) of the journalists, who is Mujahid Al-Saadi, and he was interrogated by an Israeli intelligence officer for five hours at Al-Karama crossing, while the occupation forces summoned (1) journalist Faisal Al-Rifai twice before arresting him.

Concerning the renewal of administrative detention and the postponement of the trial, the monthly report recorded (2) cases, where the administrative detention of journalist Muhammad Nimr Asida was renewed for the fourth time for a renewable period of four months, and the issuance of a ruling was postponed while keeping him in detention without charge against journalist Amer Abu Arafa.

In terms of targeting journalists, the report states that (10) journalists were assaulted and injured by the Israeli occupation, using metal bullets, toxic gas bombs, stun grenades, pepper gas, lizards, beatings with sticks and rifle butts, including the injury of journalist Atef Issa, General Manager of the Media Group Company. Media Group”, with shrapnel from an Israeli missile in his foot, targeting a land near his house in the central Gaza Strip, causing material damage to his house.

And in continuation of obscuring the crimes of the occupation against citizens, the occupation forces, with the participation of settlers who obstruct the work of journalists, prevented more than (14) cases of covering the occupation attacks against citizens and their homes.

While (2) cases of travel ban to Jordan were registered for each of the journalist Mujahid Al-Saadi and the Turkish TRT correspondent Majdoleen Hassouna, with the aim of preventing freedom of movement and movement for journalists alone from practicing their professional work to report the crimes of the occupation committed in the Palestinian territories.

In terms of storming and destroying, the occupation forces raided (2) houses of journalists amid vandalism and breaking some of the house's furniture and its contents in the occupied West Bank, while (1) damage was recorded to the house of journalist Atef Issa during the occupation's bombing of a land next to his house.

In terms of electronic violations against Palestinian content, the administration of social networking sites, under clear pressure from the Israeli occupation, closed down Palestinian pages and websites, of which (6) sites and accounts were known, as the "Facebook" administration deleted and closed 4 pages of Palestinian journalists, as well as the "Facebook" platform. “Instagram” number 2 for journalists’ accounts in the context of fighting Palestinian content and denying the Palestinian narrative.

During its monthly report, the Journalist Support Committee recorded (3) violations by the Palestinian security services in the occupied West Bank, distributed in the arrest and summoning of (1) journalist Thaer Al-Fakhouri, and (2) threats to journalists Nawaf Al-Amer and Alaa Al-Rimawi.