Gaza: The Palestinian Center for Prisoners' Advocacy affirmed solidarity with Palestinian journalists detained in Israeli occupation prisons, numbering 45 journalists, who are facing difficult detention conditions and ongoing violations affecting their freedom and dignity.

According to Qatar News Agency, the center stated that the arrest of journalists is part of a direct targeting of their role in conveying the truth and documenting developments on the ground. Since October 2023, the Israeli occupation has intensified its measures against journalists, arresting more than 220 male and female journalists in a campaign aimed at limiting media coverage and weakening the presence of the Palestinian narrative in the media space.

The center highlighted that many detained journalists are held under administrative detention with their imprisonment repeatedly extended without clear charges or trial, resulting in open-ended detention. Detainees face isolation, poor treatment, denial of family visits, lack of medical care, and deprivation of basic rights guaranteed under international law for prisoners.

The center noted that journalists from the Gaza Strip were arrested during the ongoing war while carrying out their journalistic duties or attempting to cover events, reflecting a clear targeting of the press during this period.

The ongoing detention of journalists, alongside repeated arrests of others, has a direct impact on media work, restricting journalists' ability to perform their duties freely and affecting the flow of information to the public.

The center emphasized that detained journalists are subjected to severe psychological and living pressures in detention conditions lacking basic humanitarian standards, increasing their suffering and that of their families.

The Palestinian Center for Prisoners' Advocacy urged international and human rights organizations, as well as press unions, to take serious action to pressure for the release of detained journalists, end the policy of administrative detention, and ensure their protection from violations inside prisons.