2018-01-02 02:45
The Journalist Support Committee Documented more than 100 Injured Journalists
The Journalist Support Committee renewed its warning of the significant increase in violations against Palestinian journalists by the Israeli occupation forces with the dubious silence of international and human rights organization to cease and condemn the crimes of the occupation that violates all international laws and conventions.
The Journalist Support Committee said in a press release, Tuesday 26 December 2018, that the Israeli occupation forces continue to commit many serious violations by targeting dozens of journalists who are doing their job of covering events in the occupied Palestinian territories.
The Committee noted that violations against journalists have increased in an unprecedented manner ranging from arrests and detention, the extension of detention and deportation, the prevention of coverage, incursions, attacks and deliberate targeting.
The Journalist Support Committee has documented the number of casualties which exceeded 100, distributed as follows: More than 56 journalists were injured by stun grenades and battery, One journalist was wounded with live ammunition and 12 journalists were wounded by rubber-coated metal bullets.
While 28 others were injured by poisonous gas bombs, which were directly shot by the occupation towards the journalists causing injuries with burns and wounds, while others were severely suffocated from inhaling the poisonous gas, in addition to injured 3 journalists sprayed intentionally with pepper gas.
The Committee classified the casualties by the cities that witnessed the popular uprise against US President Donald Trump's decision to recognize the occupied Jerusalem as the capital of the occupying entity, which were mostly in Occupied Jerusalem, where the number of injured journalists who have carried out their duties in covering the clashes that broke out in Jerusalem amounted 53 cases, While in the city of Hebron the number of injuries reached 6 cases, in Bethlehem 3 cases, Jericho 3 cases, and one case at a minimum distributed in each of Nablus, Tubas, Tulkarm, and Qalqilya .
The Committee noted that there were journalists who were injured more than once during coverage of the confrontations taking place in the Palestinian territories, pointing out that among the injured were 20 female journalists who were subjected to beatings, kicking, and direct targeting by stun grenades, gas bombs, and rubber bullets.
The Committee called on journalists to take all necessary precautions to ensure their safety against the Occupation while covering the events, and to overcome fear or reluctance preventing them from performing their noble profession.
It also renewed its call on international organizations concerned with freedom of opinion and expression, the International Federation of Journalists, the Federation of Arab Journalists, Reporters Without Borders and UNESCO to act to ensure the safety of Palestinian journalists who are constantly subjected to serious violations by the occupying forces.
The Committee also called for exerting pressure on the occupation to cease its breaching of international covenants, especially the Third Geneva Convention and Article 79 of Additional Protocol I, which states that journalists enjoy all the rights and protections granted to civilians in international and non-armed armed conflicts. (1. Journalists engaged in dangerous professional missions in areas of armed conflict shall be considered as civilians within the meaning of Article 50, paragraph)
The organizations also called upon the state to define and activate the mechanisms for the implementation of resolution 222 on the protection of journalists, and called on the UN to monitor the Israeli occupation that violates these resolutions and to appoint a representative of the UN Secretary-General on the protection of journalists and the monitoring of crimes against them.
| No. | Date | Name | Job Description | Type of Injury | Events | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7/12/2017 | Amro Abu Awad | Cameraman and Director of Palestine TV | Rubber bullet | Injured in his left leg while covering the confrontations | Jericho |
| 2 | 8/12/2017 | Mahmoud Fawzi | Cameraman, "Ramset" | Rubber bullet | Injured in the head by the occupation forces during his coverage in Kafr Kaddoum | Qalqilya |
| 3 | 8/12/2017 | Mustafa Hassouneh | Cameraman, Anatolia News Agency | Gas Bomb | Injured in his shoulder during his coverage of the confrontations in east Jabalia | Gaza |
| 4 | 8/12/2017 | Dalia Al-Numari | Reporter, Russia Today | Stun Grenade | Injured with shrapnel in her hand. | Jerusalem |
| 5 | 8/12/2017 | Adel Abu-Nehme | Reporter, Reuters | Gas Bomb | Deliberately shot by the occupation towards the reporter. | Jericho |
| 6 | 8/12/2017 | Firas Taninah | Reporter, Maan News Agency | Gas Bomb | Severe suffocation due to excessive gas bombs shot by the occupation to disperse the journalists | Al-Bireh |
| 7 | 8/12/2017 | Khaled Fakih | Reporter, Al Manar TV | Gas Bomb | Severe suffocation due to excessive gas bombs shot by the occupation to disperse the journalists | Al-Bireh |
| 8 | 8/12/2017 | Nisreen Salmi | Reporter, Al Mayadeen TV | Gas Bomb | Severe suffocation due to excessive gas bombs shot by the occupation to disperse the journalists | Al-Bireh |
| 9 | 8/12/2017 | Ahmad Hassaballah Mansour | - | Gas Bomb | Severe suffocation due to excessive gas bombs shot by the occupation to disperse the journalists | Gaza |
| 10 | 8/12/2017 | Hussein Aslah | AlQuds TV | Gas Bomb | Severe suffocation due to excessive gas bombs shot by the occupation to disperse the journalists | Gaza |
| 11 | 8/12/2017 | Yehya Hassouneh | Cameraman, AFP | Gas Bomb | Severe suffocation due to excessive gas bombs shot by the occupation to disperse the journalists | Gaza |
| 12 | 8/12/2017 | Ali Dar Ali | Reporter, Palestine TV | Rubber Bullet | Injured by 2 rubber-coated metal bullets, the first bullet shot and injured his head while the second injured his right elbow during his coverage of the confrontation that took place in Al-Bireh. | Al-Bireh |
| 13 | 8/12/2017 | Rajaei Khatib | Cameraman, RTL | Battery | Was subjected to battery and sabotage of his equipment which led to the breakage of his camera. | Jerusalem |
| 14 | 9/12/2017 | Maamoun Wazwaz | Cameraman, Reuters | Gas Bomb | Severe suffocation due to excessive gas bombs shot by the occupation to disperse the journalists | Bethelem |
| 15 | 9/12/2017 | Diala Joaihan | Freelance Journalist | Battery and assault (Twice) | Bruised all over her body due to assault and was ran over by the occupation forces' horses which injured her fingers and broke her cell phone. | Jerusalem |
| 16 | 9/12/2017 | Christine Rinawi | Reporter, Palestine TV | Battery and Stun Grenades | While covering the protests in Salah Al-Dine street | Jerusalem |
| 17 | 9/12/2017 | Ali Yassine | Cameraman, Palestine TV | Battery and Stun Grenades | While covering the protests in Salah Al-Dine street | Jerusalem |
| 18 | 9/12/2017 | Firas Hindawi | Palestine TV | Battery and Stun Grenades | While covering the protests in Salah Al-Dine street | Jerusalem |
| 19 | 9/12/2017 | Rinad Al-Sharabati | Palestine TV | Battery and Stun Grenades | While covering the protests in Salah Al-Dine street | Jerusalem |
| 20 | 9/12/2017 | Abed Al-Karim Darwish | Cameraman, Palestine TV | Battery and Stun Grenades | While covering the protests in Salah Al-Dine street | Jerusalem |
| 21 | 9/12/2017 | Lana Kamleh | TRT | Battery and Stun Grenades | While covering the protests in Salah Al-Dine street | Jerusalem |
| 22 | 9/12/2017 | Hamze Naaji | TRT | Battery and Stun Grenades | While covering the protests in Salah Al-Dine street | Jerusalem |
| 23 | 9/12/2017 | Hanaa Mahamid | Reporter, Al Mayadeen TV | Battery and Stun Grenades | While covering the protests in Salah Al-Dine street | Jerusalem |
| 24 | 9/12/2017 | Ashraf Shawbaki | Cameraman, Al Mayadeen TV | Battery and Stun Grenades | While covering the protests in Salah Al-Dine street | Jerusalem |
| 25 | 9/12/2017 | Dalia Al-Numari | Reporter, Russia Today | Battery and Stun Grenades | While covering the protests in Salah Al-Dine street | Jerusalem |
| 26 | 9/12/2017 | Mohammad Asho | Cameraman, Russia Today | Battery and Stun Grenades | While covering the protests in Salah Al-Dine street | Jerusalem |
| 27 | 9/12/2017 | Nidal Kanaaneh | Sky News | Battery and Stun Grenades | While covering the protests in Salah Al-Dine street | Jerusalem |
| 28 | 9/12/2017 | Jamil Al-Kadamani | Cameraman, Sky News | Battery and Stun Grenades | While covering the protests in Salah Al-Dine street | Jerusalem |
| 29 | 9/12/2017 | Mahmoud Alyan | Cameraman, Sky News | Battery and Stun Grenades | While covering the protests in Salah Al-Dine street | Jerusalem |
| 30 | 9/12/2017 | Mohammad Sayad | Maan News Agency | Battery and Stun Grenades | While covering the protests in Salah Al-Dine street | Jerusalem |
| 31 | 9/12/2017 | Mo'men Shabaneh | Cameraman, Maan News Agency | Battery and Stun Grenades | While covering the protests in Salah Al-Dine street | Jerusalem |
| 32 | 9/12/2017 | Maysa' Abu Ghazaleh | Maan News Agency | Battery and Stun Grenades | While covering the protests in Salah Al-Dine street | Jerusalem |
| 33 | 9/12/2017 | Liwa' Abu Ramilah | Reporter, Palestine Today | Battery and Stun Grenades | While covering the protests in Salah Al-Dine street | Jerusalem |
| 34 | 9/12/2017 | Yasmin Asaad | Al-Ghad TV | Battery and Stun Grenades | While covering the protests in Salah Al-Dine street | Jerusalem |
| 35 | 9/12/2017 | Ammar Awad | Reuters | Battery and Stun Grenades | While covering the protests in Salah Al-Dine street | Jerusalem |
| 36 | 9/12/2017 | Ahmad Gharableh | Cameraman | Battery and Stun Grenades | While covering the protests in Salah Al-Dine street | Jerusalem |
| 37 | 9/12/2017 | Rajaei Al-Khatib | Cameraman | Battery and Stun Grenades | While covering the protests in Salah Al-Dine street | Jerusalem |
| 38 | 9/12/2017 | Rami Al-Khatib | Cameraman | Battery and Stun Grenades | While covering the protests in Salah Al-Dine street | Jerusalem |
| 39 | 9/12/2017 | Fayez Aby Ramilah | Cameraman, Anatolia News Agency | Battery and Stun Grenades | While covering the protests in Salah Al-Dine street | Jerusalem |
| 40 | 9/12/2017 | Mustafa Kharouf | Cameraman | Battery and Stun Grenades | While covering the protests in Salah Al-Dine street | Jerusalem |
| 41 | 9/12/2017 | Ali Al-Diwani | Cameraman | Battery and Stun Grenades | While covering the protests in Salah Al-Dine street | Jerusalem |
| 42 | 9/12/2017 | Mahfoud Abu Terek | Cameraman | Battery and Stun Grenades | While covering the protests in Salah Al-Dine street | Jerusalem |
| 43 | 9/12/2017 | Amir Abed Raboh | Cameraman | Battery and Stun Grenades | While covering the protests in Salah Al-Dine street | Jerusalem |
| 44 | 9/12/2017 | Ahmad Al-Badiri | Journalist | Battery and Stun Grenades | While covering the protests in Salah Al-Dine street | Jerusalem |
| 45 | 9/12/2017 | Wehbe Makiyeh | Cameraman | Battery and Stun Grenades | While covering the protests in Salah Al-Dine street | Jerusalem |
| 46 | 9/12/2017 | Mona Al-Qawasimeh | Journalist | Battery and Stun Grenades | While covering the protests in Salah Al-Dine street | Jerusalem |
| 47 | 9/12/2017 | Nawal Hijazi | Journalist | Battery and Stun Grenades | While covering the protests in Salah Al-Dine street | Jerusalem |
| 48 | 9/12/2017 | Ghassan Eid | Cameraman | Battery and Stun Grenades | While covering the protests in Salah Al-Dine street | Jerusalem |
| 49 | 9/12/2017 | Hiba Aslan | journalist | Battery and Stun Grenades | While covering the protests in Salah Al-Dine street | Jerusalem |
| 50 | 9/12/2017 | Ahmad Jalajel | Journalist | Battery and Stun Grenades | Injured while covering the protest in Salah Al-Dine street | Jerusalem |
| 51 | 9/12/2017 | Layali Eid | Reporter, Al-Quds TV | Battery and Stun Grenades | Foot injury after being run over by a cavalry cop during her coverage of the protest in Salah Al-Dine street. | Jerusalem |
| 52 | 9/12/2017 | Jalal Hamid | Maan News Agency | Battery and Stun Grenades | Injured by a direct stun grenade shot to his foot, in addition to beating him | Hebron |
| 53 | 9/12/2017 | Hamza Al-Hattab | Cameraman, Wafa News Agency | Battery | Assaulted while covering the events in Altoufah Valley in the City of Hebron | Hebron |
| 54 | 9/12/2017 | Mashhour Al-Wahwah | Cameraman, Wafa News Agency | Stun grenade | Injured while covering the confrontations in the city of Hebron which led to burns to his feet and bruises. | Hebron |
| 55 | 9/12/2017 | Adel Abu Nehme | Cameraman, Reuters | Gas Bomb | Severe suffocation from a direct target with gas bombs to his chest. | Jericho |
| 56 | 9/12/2017 | Alaa Badarneh | Cameraman, EPA | Gas Bomb | Burned his neck by a gas bomb shot by the Israeli Occupation. | Al-Bireh |
| 57 | 9/12/2017 | Ali Obeidat | Camerman, Emirates News Agency | Gas Bomb | Burned his hand and his protective shield from a gas bomb shot by the Israeli Occupation in addition to breaking his personal camera. | Al-Bireh |
| 58 | 10/12/2017 | Mathna Al-Najjar |
Reporter, Local Radio Al-Quds |
Gas Bomb | Injured while reporting the confrontations in Khan Yunis, south Gaza. | Gaza |
| 59 | 11/12/2017 | Moussa Jamil Al-Qadmani | Jerusalem Media Center | Live Ammunition | Was shot by a live ammunition in his thigh while reporting the confrontations east Jerusalem. | Jerusalem |
| 60 | 11/12/2017 | Nasser Al-Shouyukhi | Cameraman, Associated Press. | Rubber Bullet | Injured by a rubber-coated metal bullet on his shoulder while covering the event at the north entrance of the city of Al-Bireh. | Al-Bireh |
| 61 | 13/12/2017 | Hafez Abu Sabra | Reporter, Roya TV | Gas Bomb | Severe suffocation from gas bombs. | Al-Bireh |
| 62 | 13/12/2017 | Issam Rimawi | Cameraman, Al-Hayat Al-Jadidah Newspaper | Battery | Bruises in his chest and face after being assaulted by the Israeli Forces. | Al-Bireh |
| 63 | 14/12/2017 | Mahmoud Fawzi | Cameraman, Transmedia | Rubber Bullet | Injured on his back while covering the clashes in Tulkarem. | Tulkarem |
| 64 | 14/12/2017 | Dana Abu Shamsiyeh | Reporter, Palestine TV | Battery | Bruises on his hand and chest from being kicked and assaulted by the Israeli Occupation Forces. | Jerusalem |
| 65 | 14/12/2017 | Ali Jadallah | Cameraman, Anatolia News Agency | Gas Bomb | Injured in the hand by a gas bomb canister shot by the Israeli Forces. | Gaza |
| 66 | 15/12/2017 | Ayad Al-Hashlamoun | Cameraman, Palestine TV | Battery | Assaulted by the occupation. | Hebron |
| 67 | 15/12/2017 | Mohamad Shousheh | Cameraman, Roya TV | Gas Bomb | Severe suffocation from gas bombs. | Al-Bireh |
| 68 | 15/12/2017 | Issam Rimawi | Cameraman, Al-Hayat Al-Jadidah Newspaper | Gas Bomb | Severe suffocation from gas bombs. | Al-Bireh |
| 69 | 15/12/2017 | Samer Al-Zaanin | Freelance Journalist | Gas Bomb | Severe suffocation from gas bombs. | Gaza |
| 70 | 15/12/2017 | Sakhar Zawatiyeh | Cameraman, Palestine TV | Gas Bomb | Severe suffocation from gas bombs. | Gaza |
| 71 | 15/12/2017 | Ahmad Talaat Hassan | Freelance Cameraman | Battery | Direct assault and breaking of his camera by the Israeli Forces. | Al-Bireh |
| 72 | 15/12/2017 | Nael Buwital | China Xinhua News | Rubber Bullet | Injured in the leg by a rubber-coated metal bullet shot by the Israeli Forces. | Al-Bireh |
| 73 | 15/12/2017 | Jaafar Ashtiyeh | Cameraman, AFP | Rubber Bullet | Injured in the thigh by the Israeli Forces. | Al-Bireh |
| 74 | 15/12/2017 | Ranin Sawaftah | Ajyal Radio Network | Gas Bomb | Fainting from inhaling toxic gas in Tubas. | Tubas |
| 75 | 15/12/2017 | Omar Al-Khatib | - | Live Ammunition | A leg injury sustained by live bullets in Khan Yunis | Gaza |
| 76 | 15/12/2017 | hussein Karsou | Freelance Cameraman | Gas Bomb | Severe suffocation due to excessive use of gas bombs | Gaza |
| 77 | 15/12/2017 | Mohammad Al-Agha | Freelance Cameraman | Gas Bomb | Severe suffocation due to excessive use of gas bombs. | Gaza |
| 78 | 16/12/2017 | Najeeb Al-Razem | Freelance Cameraman | Battery | Assaulted while coverage. | Jerusalem |
| 79 | 16/12/2017 | Saeed Rakan | Freelance Cameraman | Stun Grenade | Burned in the foot with a stun grenade shot directly towards him. | Jerusalem |
| 80 | 16/12/2017 | Mohammad Al-Sayyad | Freelance Cameraman | Stun Grenade | Bruised and burned in the foot and thigh from stun grenades shot deliberately by the Israeli Forces. | Jerusalem |
| 81 | 16/12/2017 | Ayman Siam | Freelance Cameraman | Battery and Stun Grenade | Assaulted by the Israeli Forces. | Jerusalem |
| 82 | 16/12/2017 | Mo'men Shabaneh | Cameraman, Maan News Agency | Battery and Stun Grenade | Injured from stun grenades shot by the Israeli Occupation. | Jerusalem |
| 83 | 16/12/2017 | Maysa' Abu Ghazaleh | Freelance Journalist | Battery and Stun Grenade | Targeted by the Israeli Forces with stun grenades. | Jerusalem |
| 84 | 20/12/2017 | Wissam Abed Raboh | Freelance journalist | Rubber Bullet | Injured in the leg while covering the events in Kalandia, north Jerusalem. | Jerusalem |
| 85 | 20/12/2017 | Diala Joaihan | Freelance Journalist | Pepper Gas | Pepper sprayed while covering the events on Salah Al-Dine street. | Jerusalem |
| 86 | 20/12/2017 | Jaafar Ashtiye | Cameraman, AFP | Pepper Gas | Was pepper sprayed while covering the events on Salah Al-Dine Street. | Jerusalem |
| 87 | 20/12/2017 | Issam Rimawi | Cameraman, Al-Hayat Al-Jadidah Newspaper | Pepper Gas | Was pepper sprayed while covering the events on Salah Al-Dine Street. | Jerusalem |
| 88 | 22/12/2017 | Samer Al-Zaanin | - | Gas Bomb | Severe suffocation from gas bombs shot by the occupation forces | Gaza |
| 89 | 22/12/2017 | Talal Al-Hawiwi | - | Gas Bomb | Severe suffocation from gas bombs shot by the occupation forces | Gaza |
| 90 | 22/12/2017 | Ahmad Talaat | Cameraman | Rubber Bullet | Injure his right leg by a rubber bullet shot by the occupation forces. | Nablus |
| 91 | 22/12/2017 | Fadi Shane'a | Cameraman | Gas Bomb | Shot directly on his body and suffered from suffocation. | Gaza |
| 92 | 22/12/2017 | Liwa' Abu Ramilah | Reporter | Battery | Assaulted and beaten. | Jerusalem |
| 93 | 22/12/2017 | Mahmoud Alyan | Cameraman | Battery | While covering the suppression of the occupation forces of worshipers and demonstrators in the old city of Jerusalem. | Jerusalem |
| 94 | 22/12/2017 | Azmi Bannat |
Cameraman, Al Arabia TV Reporter, Palestine TV |
Rubber Bullet | Injured in the eye by a rubber bullet while covering the protests in Al-Arroub Camp. | Hebron |
| 95 | 22/12/2017 | Ahmad Talal | Cameraman | Battery | - | Al-Bireh |
| 96 | 22/12/2017 | Hussein Abed Al-Jawad | Cameraman |
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