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Press TV reporter abduction 

International condemnation is mounting over Israel’s abduction of Press TV’s Palestinian American correspondent Naqaa Hamed in the occupied West Bank. American non-profit organization, Committee to Protect Journalists, said unsubstantiated espionage allegations against the reporter must not be used to criminalize journalism. US Senator Chris Van Hollen also slammed the regime’s arrest of Naqaa, stressing that she is facing bogus espionage allegations. Earlier, Press TV vehemently condemned the abduction of its West Bank correspondent, describing it as an organized, illegal and aggressive operation aimed at silencing the truth. This comes as Naqaa was brought before the Salem military court yesterday, where she was pressed with false charges of incitement over her journalistic coverage of events in the village of Qusra. The court extended Hamed’s detention until September 23rd. Her lawyer also filed an appeal before the Ofer Military Court, with a new hearing scheduled for next Tuesday to consider the appeal. The abducted Press TV reporter and a mother of three, was stopped and detained at a checkpoint near Bethlehem on Tuesday while she was with her camera crew.

US troops casualties 

US media reports that the Trump administration may be understating the true number of American military deaths in the war with Iran. According to US media reports citing five American officials familiar with internal casualty figures, at least 22 US service members have been killed since the conflict began in late February. That figure is four people higher than the 18 deaths publicly acknowledged in the Pentagon’s casualty database. Another official put the possible toll at 23, while three American contractors have also reportedly been killed in the region. The discrepancy raises further questions over the Trump administration’s transparency about the human cost of its military campaign against Iran. The officials say information about the additional deaths, including the identities of those killed and how they died, remains unclear.

Pyongyang nuclear doctrine 

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has slammed a resolution by the International Atomic Energy Agency, calling it an example of the agency’s double standards and biased approach. The sister of the DPRK leader, Kim Yo Jong, said the IAEA’s double standards are contributing to the weakening of the global nuclear non-proliferation system. Kim also condemned the UN agency for ignoring the U-S blatant nuclear proliferation activities. In a separate reaction, the North Korean Foreign Ministry said the country’s status as a nuclear power is irreversible and backed by its nuclear deterrent. The IAEA adopted the resolution earlier this week, reaffirming that the DPRK cannot have nuclear-weapons-state status under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. It also called on Pyongyang to immediately cease all related activities.

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