At least 40 Palestinian journalists being held in Israeli prisons, says advocacy group
A Palestinian prisoners’ rights group says at least 40 Palestinian journalists, both men and women, have been abducted by the Israeli regime and are currently held in Israeli prisons across the occupied territories, highlighting the Tel Aviv regime’s severe repression and restrictions on media professionals.
The Asra Media Office said in a statement on Sunday that two journalists, identified as Nidal al-Wahidi and Haitham Abdul Wahid, from the Gaza Strip, continue to be victims of enforced disappearance, and there is no information available about their whereabouts.
This comes as the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate, in its monthly report on the state of media freedoms in the Palestinian territories, published earlier this month, revealed that Israeli forces carried out 99 violations against Palestinian journalists in December 2025, including killings, physical assaults, abductions, and bans on media coverage.
The organization said a journalist lost their life while carrying out field responsibilities, two journalists sustained serious injuries due to shelling and direct targeting, and two relatives of journalists were killed – all incidents occurred in the Gaza Strip.
In the occupied West Bank, the syndicate recorded 48 instances of abduction and obstruction from media coverage, along with 15 assaults that involved the use of tear gas and stun grenades while journalists were on duty.
Additionally, there were two attempted deliberate car ramming incidents targeting journalists, nine occurrences of weapons being displayed with threats directed at journalists, and six instances of direct verbal threats.
In early December, Gaza's Government Media Office stated that 257 Palestinian journalists had been killed since the genocidal war began in October 2023.
A ceasefire that took effect in October 2025 halted the major military strikes, which resulted in at least 71,548 Palestinian deaths and left Gaza in ruins. However, violence has persisted.
Gaza's Health Ministry reports that since the truce began, Israeli actions have killed at least 464 Palestinians and injured nearly 1,280 others.
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At least 40 Palestinian journalists being held in Israeli prisons: Advocacy group
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