4 Palestinian female journalists detained in Israeli jails
- Middle East
- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 10:21 | 03 May 2024
- Modified Date: 10:21 | 03 May 2024
At least four Palestinian women journalists are among the journalists detained in Israeli jails, a Palestinian prisoners' group said on Friday.
"Four female journalists are under arrest (in Israeli jails), including a nursing mother," the Palestinian Prisoner Society said in a statement marking the World Press Freedom Day.
The statement identified them as Ikhlas Sawalha, Rola Hasanein, Bushra al-Tawil and Asmaa Heresh, noting that three of them - Sawalha, al-Tawil and Heresh - are under administrative detention without a trial or charge.
The Palestinian rights group also said that a fifth journalist, Somaya Jawabreh, is under house arrest after her release from Israeli prison in November last year.
Earlier on Friday, the group said in a joint statement along with other rights groups that Israel has been detaining 53 Palestinian journalists in its prisons and detention facilities, including 43 arrested after Oct. 7.
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