Israel holds 40 Palestinian journalists in prison

Ramallah, Jan 19 (Prensa Latina) Israel is currently holding 40 Palestinian journalists behind bars, while two others remain missing, the Palestinian Prisoners' Media Office denounced on Monday.

January 19, 2026
14:07

The NGO stated that journalists Nidal Al-Wahidi and Haitham Abdel Wahed, from the Gaza Strip, remain missing after their arrest.

Since the current cycle of violence started in the region on October 7, 2023, the Israeli Army and Police have arrested some 220 media professionals in the occupied territories.

The statement revealed that the latest arrest occurred on Sunday, when the military forces detained Farouq Omar Aliyat, 44, in the West Bank governorate of Jenin.

The Freedoms Committee of the Palestinian Journalists’ Syndicate (PJS) reported two weeks ago that the Israeli Army killed 63 journalists in 2025 and 256 since October 2023.

The Committee highlighted in its annual report that mostly died in the Gaza Strip, which is devastated after two years of aggression.

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