Palestinian Journalist Syndicate condemns deliberate targeting of journalists in the eastern Gaza Strip

On Sunday, the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate condemned the deliberate targeting by occupation soldiers of fellow Palestinian journalists during their coverage of marches in the eastern Gaza Strip.

The union expressed its condemnation of the direct targeting of fellow journalists for the second time while they were performing their professional duty to cover the marches on the border. The deliberate targeting led to the injury of three journalists, namely fellow photographer Fadi Al-Danaf, photographer Bilal Al-Sabbaa, and colleague Mustafa Hassouna.

The union stressed the need to stop all these attacks and persecutions launched by the occupation forces against journalists. To try to prevent media coverage of the occupation’s crimes, and the direct targeting of civilians and youth on the border.

The Journalists Syndicate called on the International Federation of Journalists and all international institutions concerned with freedom of journalistic work to clearly reject and condemn the occupation practices.