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Listen to this article<\/span>\u00a0|\u00a0<\/span>5 mins<\/span><\/p>\n<\/button>info<\/title><path class=\"icon-main-color\" d=\"M12 0a12 12 0 1 0 0 24 12 12 0 0 0 0-24Zm-.226 3.225a2.039 2.039 0 0 1 2.155 1.924v.193a1.998 1.998 0 0 1-2.155 2.149 2.029 2.029 0 0 1-2.146-2.15 2.039 2.039 0 0 1 1.955-2.122h.193l-.002.006Zm3.227 15.525a.75.75 0 0 1-.752.75H9.75a.75.75 0 0 1-.75-.75v-1.5a.75.75 0 0 1 .752-.75h.748V12h-.75a.75.75 0 0 1-.75-.75v-1.5a.75.75 0 0 1 .752-.751h3a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.752v6.75h.75a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.749L15 18.75Z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Palestinian journalists jailed by Israel have reported widespread abuse in custody, including routine beatings, starvation and sexual assault, according to testimony published by the International Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).<\/p>\n<p>In a February 19 report, the media rights group said it interviewed 59 Palestinian journalists imprisoned by Israel after the Hamas-led attacks of October 2023. All but one reported experiencing \u201ctorture, abuse or other forms of violence\u201d, it said.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>The alleged abuse meted out by Israeli authorities ranged from baton beatings and electroshocks to excruciating stress positions \u2013 including under sewage water \u2013 as well as sexual violence. Two journalists said they were raped.<\/p>\n<p>Journalist Sami al-Sai said soldiers stripped him and penetrated him with a baton and other items in a small cell in Israel\u2019s Megiddo prison, an ordeal he said left him in a \u201csevere psychological state\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDescriptions of sexual violence appeared repeatedly in the testimonies, with journalists describing assaults as intended to humiliate, terrorise and permanently scar them\u201d, said the CPJ report.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"we-will-kill-your-family\">\u2018We will kill your family\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Other accounts detailed psychological abuse, including threats to kill family members, sleep deprivation through loud music and medical neglect, such as being denied treatment for severe bone fractures and eye injuries.<\/p>\n<p>Journalist Amin Baraka said he was repeatedly threatened for his work with Al Jazeera.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAn Israeli soldier told me, word for word in Arabic, \u2018Al Jazeera correspondent Wael al-Dahdouh defied us and remained in the Gaza Strip, so we killed his family. We will kill your family, too,\u2019\u201d Baraka told CPJ.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn every prison they transferred me to, I was subjected to physical abuse. I still suffer from the blows to my stomach \u2026 and I need surgery,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>CPJ said the reports of abuse from dozens of journalists expose a \u201cclear pattern\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese are not isolated incidents\u201d, said CPJ Regional Director Sara Qudah. \u201cThey expose a deliberate strategy to intimidate and silence journalists, and destroy their ability to bear witness.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"there-needs-to-be-accountability\">\u2018There needs to be accountability\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Many of the jailed journalists were also denied basic legal protections, said CPJ.<\/p>\n<p>Eighty percent of those interviewed were held under Israel\u2019s system of administrative detention, meaning no charges were brought against them. One in four said they were never allowed to speak to a lawyer at any time, according to the watchdog.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, the vast majority of those interviewed reported experiencing \u201cextreme hunger or malnutrition\u201d, corroborated by photos CPJ reviewed showing detainees\u2019 \u201cgaunt faces, protruding ribs and hollowed cheeks\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Some journalists said they survived solely on \u201cmoldy bread and rotten food\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The CPJ said the detainees lost an average of 23.5 kilogrammes (54 pounds) while in custody.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe returned from hell\u201d, journalist Imad Ifranji said.<\/p>\n<p>CPJ CEO Jodie Ginsberg called for the international community to \u201ctake action\u201d against the alleged widespread mistreatment of journalists in Israeli jails.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHumanitarian law sets unequivocal standards for the treatment of detainees, and there needs to be meaningful accountability for failure to meet these standards,\u201d said Ginsberg.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli authorities have long faced allegations of rampant abuse targeting Palestinian prisoners in their custody, including torture and rape, particularly at the notorious Sde Teiman facility. Last year, leaked footage documented Israeli prison guards gang-raping a Palestinian inmate at Sde Teiman, prompting a scandal in Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir previously celebrated the \u201cabominable conditions\u201d of Palestinian prisoners and pledged to keep food provisions at the \u201cbare minimum\u201d required by law.<\/p>\n<p>Israel\u2019s targeting of Palestinian journalists during its genocidal war in Gaza is also well documented. Nearly 300 journalists and media workers have been killed by Israeli attacks in Gaza since the war broke out, according to a tally by Shireen.ps, a monitoring website named after Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who was shot dead by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>In one of its deadliest attacks in August 2025, Israel carried out a \u201cdouble-tap\u201d strike on a hospital in the south of Gaza that killed five journalists, including Al Jazeera photographer Mohammad Salama, as well as contributors to Reuters and The Associated Press news agencies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen to this article\u00a0|\u00a05 mins info Palestinian journalists jailed by Israel have reported widespread abuse in custody, including routine beatings, starvation and sexual assault, according to testimony published by the International Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). In a February 19 report, the media rights group said it interviewed 59 Palestinian journalists imprisoned by Israel after […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12788,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12787","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-middle-east-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12787","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12787"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12787\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/12788"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12787"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12787"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12787"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
<\/button>info<\/title><path class=\"icon-main-color\" d=\"M12 0a12 12 0 1 0 0 24 12 12 0 0 0 0-24Zm-.226 3.225a2.039 2.039 0 0 1 2.155 1.924v.193a1.998 1.998 0 0 1-2.155 2.149 2.029 2.029 0 0 1-2.146-2.15 2.039 2.039 0 0 1 1.955-2.122h.193l-.002.006Zm3.227 15.525a.75.75 0 0 1-.752.75H9.75a.75.75 0 0 1-.75-.75v-1.5a.75.75 0 0 1 .752-.75h.748V12h-.75a.75.75 0 0 1-.75-.75v-1.5a.75.75 0 0 1 .752-.751h3a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.752v6.75h.75a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.749L15 18.75Z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Palestinian journalists jailed by Israel have reported widespread abuse in custody, including routine beatings, starvation and sexual assault, according to testimony published by the International Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).<\/p>\n<p>In a February 19 report, the media rights group said it interviewed 59 Palestinian journalists imprisoned by Israel after the Hamas-led attacks of October 2023. All but one reported experiencing \u201ctorture, abuse or other forms of violence\u201d, it said.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>The alleged abuse meted out by Israeli authorities ranged from baton beatings and electroshocks to excruciating stress positions \u2013 including under sewage water \u2013 as well as sexual violence. Two journalists said they were raped.<\/p>\n<p>Journalist Sami al-Sai said soldiers stripped him and penetrated him with a baton and other items in a small cell in Israel\u2019s Megiddo prison, an ordeal he said left him in a \u201csevere psychological state\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDescriptions of sexual violence appeared repeatedly in the testimonies, with journalists describing assaults as intended to humiliate, terrorise and permanently scar them\u201d, said the CPJ report.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"we-will-kill-your-family\">\u2018We will kill your family\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Other accounts detailed psychological abuse, including threats to kill family members, sleep deprivation through loud music and medical neglect, such as being denied treatment for severe bone fractures and eye injuries.<\/p>\n<p>Journalist Amin Baraka said he was repeatedly threatened for his work with Al Jazeera.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAn Israeli soldier told me, word for word in Arabic, \u2018Al Jazeera correspondent Wael al-Dahdouh defied us and remained in the Gaza Strip, so we killed his family. We will kill your family, too,\u2019\u201d Baraka told CPJ.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn every prison they transferred me to, I was subjected to physical abuse. I still suffer from the blows to my stomach \u2026 and I need surgery,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>CPJ said the reports of abuse from dozens of journalists expose a \u201cclear pattern\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese are not isolated incidents\u201d, said CPJ Regional Director Sara Qudah. \u201cThey expose a deliberate strategy to intimidate and silence journalists, and destroy their ability to bear witness.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"there-needs-to-be-accountability\">\u2018There needs to be accountability\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Many of the jailed journalists were also denied basic legal protections, said CPJ.<\/p>\n<p>Eighty percent of those interviewed were held under Israel\u2019s system of administrative detention, meaning no charges were brought against them. One in four said they were never allowed to speak to a lawyer at any time, according to the watchdog.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, the vast majority of those interviewed reported experiencing \u201cextreme hunger or malnutrition\u201d, corroborated by photos CPJ reviewed showing detainees\u2019 \u201cgaunt faces, protruding ribs and hollowed cheeks\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Some journalists said they survived solely on \u201cmoldy bread and rotten food\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The CPJ said the detainees lost an average of 23.5 kilogrammes (54 pounds) while in custody.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe returned from hell\u201d, journalist Imad Ifranji said.<\/p>\n<p>CPJ CEO Jodie Ginsberg called for the international community to \u201ctake action\u201d against the alleged widespread mistreatment of journalists in Israeli jails.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHumanitarian law sets unequivocal standards for the treatment of detainees, and there needs to be meaningful accountability for failure to meet these standards,\u201d said Ginsberg.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli authorities have long faced allegations of rampant abuse targeting Palestinian prisoners in their custody, including torture and rape, particularly at the notorious Sde Teiman facility. Last year, leaked footage documented Israeli prison guards gang-raping a Palestinian inmate at Sde Teiman, prompting a scandal in Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir previously celebrated the \u201cabominable conditions\u201d of Palestinian prisoners and pledged to keep food provisions at the \u201cbare minimum\u201d required by law.<\/p>\n<p>Israel\u2019s targeting of Palestinian journalists during its genocidal war in Gaza is also well documented. 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In a February 19 report, the media rights group said it interviewed 59 Palestinian journalists imprisoned by Israel after […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12788,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12787","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-middle-east-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12787","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12787"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12787\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/12788"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12787"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12787"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12787"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}