The Commission of Detainees' Affairs stated that the occupation authorities have escalated their attacks against Palestinian journalists, especially in the Shiekh Jarrah neighborhood in the occupied Jerusalem, which its residences are threatened to be evicted from their houses in favor of settlers.

Since the beginning of demonstrations protesting against the systematic Israeli policy of suppressing the Palestinians, especially in Jerusalem, the occupation forces obstruct the work of journalists and prevent them from exposing the crimes committed in Jerusalem.

The commission stated that the occupation forces' suppress for journalists is represented in summon, arrest, confiscating equipment and shooting them directly, in addition to storming headquarters and media institutions, confiscating their equipment and closing them.

Journalists also got detained, prevented from meeting their lawyers, deprived of family visits and sentenced to pay fines.

According to latest statistic, there are (18) journalists who are currently detained in Israeli prisons, after arresting the journalist Zaina Halawani and Wahbi Makkyeh, where they have been attacked in a brutal way.

The commission called on the international human rights organizations to send investigation committees in order to document the violations committed against media crews, and to hold the occupying state accountable for the its crimes