The Palestinian Information Ministry documented 43 violations committed by Israeli occupation forces against Palestinian journalists over the past month.

In a press statement on Monday, the Ministry reported that the Israeli occupation authorities targeted 29 Palestinian journalists, four media crews and three social media pages.

The Israeli violations perpetrated against Palestinian journalists last month included detentions, preventing media coverage and confiscating work equipment.

Fourteen of these violations were committed in Salfit, five inside Israeli prisons, five in Ramallah and al-Bireh, four in Jerusalem, two in Nablus, two in the northern Jordan Valley, and two in Hebron.

Targeting media crews

On November 30, a group of Israeli settlers, escorted by Israeli occupation troops, beat a number of Palestinian journalists, threw stones at them, and unleash their dogs at them as they were covering an activity held in Salfit to protest the establishment of an illegal outpost on Palestinian land in the city, according to the report.

On November 9, Israeli occupation forces detained a Palestine TV channel crew at a military checkpoint in northern Al-Bireh and banned them from heading to the northern Jordan Valley to film a television program.

On November 14, the Israeli occupation intelligence service summoned a group of Palestinian journalists at the Beit Furik military checkpoint east of Nablus and banned them from covering an activity held on lands threatened with confiscation in Beit Dajan village.

Dozens of Palestinian journalists suffered breathing difficulties after inhaling tear gas fired by Israeli occupation soldiers to prevent them from covering a protest in Khirbet Hamsa al-Fawqa in the northern Jordan Valley on 24 November.

As for instances of detention of Palestinian detainees, the Ministry said that an Israeli court in occupied Jerusalem postponed the trial of Palestinian journalist Ahmad Abu Sobieh, who was detained on October 20.

Meanwhile, the Israeli occupation authorities held Palestinian detainee Abdel Afou Zghair, banned him from working at the al-Aqsa Mosque, and handed him an order barring him from accessing the Muslim sacred compound in occupied Jerusalem.

On November 2, the Israeli occupation army summoned Palestine TV channel correspondent Christine Renawi for interrogation.

On November 5, an Israeli court extended the detention of Palestinian journalist Abdel Rahman al-Zaher, who was detained on October 27, for eight days.

On November 8, Israeli occupation forces abducted Palestinian journalist Bushra al-Tawil at a military checkpoint in southern Nablus.

Less than two weeks later, the Israeli occupation authorities issued an administrative detention order against her for four months.   

Meanwhile, an Israeli court sentenced Palestinian journalist Mujahid Mardawi, who was detained on September 23, to ten months in prison and impose a fine on him over “incitement”.

The Israeli occupation authorities renewed an order banning Palestinian journalist Anan Najib from entering occupied Jerusalem for six months.

In addition, the Israeli occupation authorities handed Christine Renawi an order banning the Palestine TV channel from operating in occupied Jerusalem for further six months.

Targeting journalists

On November 13, AFP photojournalist Hazem Bader was injured after being struck with a stun grenade in the right leg fired by Israeli occupation forces while covering an anti-occupation protest in central Hebron.

On November 19, Israeli occupation forces stormed into and ransacked the house of Palestinian journalist Raed Abu Rmileh in Hebron.

Israeli occupation troops, meanwhile, fired a tear gas bomb at Palestine TV correspondent Amir Shahin to block him from covering a popular activity in the Jordan Valley on November 24. 

On November 29, Israeli occupation forces banned Palestinian journalist Maysaa Abu Ghazzaleh from covering and filming the funeral of Palestinian martyr Nour Shqir in the Old City in occupied Jerusalem.

Blocking social media pages

Facebook has blocked three pages for Palestinian media outlets after protests from the Israeli occupation government.

The pages blocked included a number for journalists and another number for media outlets.

Facebook has so far blocked hundreds of pages and walls for Palestinian and pro-Palestine journalists based in Palestine and abroad.