Palestinian journalists

An Israeli soldier confronts a photographer documenting a raid on the Old City of Hebron, the occupied West Bank, October 4, 2025. (Mosab Shawer/Activestills)

15 articles a day: The extent of the Israeli army’s media interference

In 2025, the military censor banned or redacted over 5,000 news reports, with suppression peaking during Israel’s war with Iran.

By Haggai Matar June 17, 2026

Journalist Samir Amin-Khuwaira of Nablus before and after spending nine months in administrative detention following a nighttime arrest at his home in April 2025. (Courtesy of the family)

The Palestinian journalists held in Israel’s ‘cemeteries for the living’

Held without charge in Israeli jails, West Bank reporters describe beatings, starvation, isolation, and threats meant to force them into silence.

By Basel Adra June 1, 2026

Foreign and Israeli journalists stand on a hill overlooking the Gaza Strip in the city of Sderot, southern Israel, October 19, 2023. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)

The legal fight to open Gaza to foreign press has failed. It’s time to change course

As Israel’s Supreme Court continues enabling the government’s foreign media ban, Palestinian journalists are paying the price. Further legal efforts are futile.

By Amos Brison February 6, 2026

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Family members and colleagues carry the bodies of Palestinian journalists killed in an Israeli strike as they arrive at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, Jan. 21, 2026. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)

With or without a ceasefire, Israel is still targeting Gaza’s journalists

The killing of my three colleagues shatters any illusion of ‘post-war’ safety. But the honor of their work and the memory of their laughter cannot be erased.

By Ibtisam Mahdi February 3, 2026

Palestinians load a truck with their belongings as they are forced to flee their homes in Al-Shati refugee camp, Gaza City, Sept. 23, 2025. (Yousef Zaanoun/Activestills)

I vowed never to flee Gaza City. But Israel’s assault has left me no choice

After two years of defying Israeli orders, I realized I could no longer protect my family if we stayed put, as bombs fall on every corner of our city.

By Ahmed Dremly October 2, 2025

PODCAST: The only eyes on the ground

Ruwaida Amer explains how she continued reporting from Gaza while facing hunger and displacement and mourning murdered colleagues.

By +972 Magazine September 25, 2025

Global appeal: Gaza’s journalists need urgent protection

Joining over 250 media organizations, +972 calls on international actors to defend Palestinian journalists and force Israel to open Gaza to foreign press.

By +972 Magazine September 1, 2025

Maryam Abu Daqqa, Oct. 8, 2020. (Courtesy of the Abu Daqqa family)

Maryam was my friend. Israel killed her and four other Gaza journalists

After the airstrike on Nasser Hospital, our plea is ever more urgent: Palestinian reporters need international protection now, or Gaza's voice will be silenced.

By Ruwaida Amer August 27, 2025

Israelis and Palestinians protest against the killing of journalists in Gaza, in Beit Jala, the West Bank, Aug.15, 2025. (Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90)

‘Hamas in disguise’: Israel’s tried-and-true tactic to smear Palestinian journalists

Ahead of the planned invasion of Gaza City, killing Anas Al-Sharif is the latest step in Israel's campaign to erase Gaza's witnesses and prevent accountability.

By Muhammad Shehada August 15, 2025

Family and friends mourn near the body of Palestinian journalist Saed Sabri Abu Nabhan, who was shot and killed by an Israeli army sniper, at Al Awda Hospital in northern Gaza, January 11, 2025. (Ali Hassan/Flash90)

‘Legitimization Cell’: Israeli unit tasked with linking Gaza journalists to Hamas

Treating the media as a battlefield, a secretive army intelligence squad scoured Gaza for material to bolster Israeli hasbara — including questionable claims that would justify the killing of Palestinian reporters.

By Yuval Abraham August 14, 2025

A screenshot of Nasser Laham during a video hearing to extend his remand, July 13, 2025. (Hagar Shezaf)

My journalist friend was arrested by Israel. He won’t be the last

The harassment of Nasser Laham and others like Israel Frey sends a message that neither Palestinian nor Jewish journalists who criticize Israel are safe.

By Meron Rapoport July 18, 2025

Gazans visit the ruins of Al-Baqa Cafe, Gaza City, after Israeli forces dropped a 500lb bomb on the site, June 30, 2025. (Omar El Qataa)

Gaza’s Al-Baqa Cafe was a sanctuary amid the genocide. Now it lies in ruins

With a 500lb bomb, Israel destroyed a beloved seaside cafe that offered rare respite for journalists and residents. Gazans remember the dozens killed.

By Ruwaida Amer July 3, 2025

The front pages of newspapers in Israel at a shop in Jerusalem during the judicial overhaul, July 25, 2023. (Chaim Goldbeg/Flash90)

Breaking new records, Israel sees unprecedented spike in media censorship

In 2024, Israel's military censor banned 1,635 articles from publication and partially redacted another 6,265 — part of a wider assault on freedom of press.

By Haggai Matar May 2, 2025