A group of journalists in Gaza staged a protest on Monday, in support of colleagues held in Israeli prisons, calling for their release and highlighting the challenges faced by media workers during the war.
Speaking outside the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) building, journalist and former Palestinian prisoner Imad Al-Ifrenci said Israel had detained more than 140 Palestinian journalists from Gaza since the war began, with around 50 still in prison. He said five of those detained were women.
Al-Ifrenci stressed that Palestinian journalists should not be left alone and said stronger solidarity was needed at the national and international levels for their release.
Another journalist Hamis Abu Husayra also called on the ICRC and international organizations, saying the fate of detained journalists should be disclosed and concrete steps should be taken to secure their release.
He said journalists were being targeted because they documented and reported what was happening in Gaza to the world.
