The Palestinian Journalists Union has announced that the Israeli military, settlers, Hebrew media outlets, and the regime’s military courts committed a total of 134 attacks and violations of the rights of Palestinian journalists and media institutions during October 2026.
According to the report of the union’s Freedom Committee, the arrest of journalists and prevention of coverage of events constitute the most frequent violations of journalists’ rights, with 70 recorded cases.
The report also recorded three cases of journalists being injured by live ammunition, one case of serious injury from rocket shrapnel, and five cases of attacks by settlers. It also recorded three cases of interrogation, two cases of threats and incitement, and one case of financial fines.
According to the committee, the city of Hebron has witnessed the most attacks on journalists, including arrests of news groups, preventing them from covering events, and targeting of journalists with tear gas and stun grenades.
The Palestinian Journalists Union has called on international institutions, journalists’ unions, and human rights organizations to take action to support Palestinian journalists, prosecute the perpetrators of these cases, and end impunity.
