A member of Israel’s Border Police assaults journalists and medics assembled near Al Bireh, West Bank, October 30, 2015.

43 Journalists Covering OPT Jailed by Israel since October 2015

The Committee to Support Palestinian Journalists announced on Saturday, April 16, that Israel has detained 43 journalists in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) since October 2015, including two foreign reporters. The New York based committee said in a report that journalists have reported torture, medical negligence, and unreasonable and illegal rulings by the Israeli authorities…