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Palestinian Journalists Under Attack – 55 Israeli Violations in May

CrossFireArabia
June 9, 2026

The Palestinian Journalists Association (PJA) announced, Monday, it documented 55 violations by Israeli occupation soldiers against Palestinian journalists in last May. It described such violations are part of a systematic policy to restrict and prevent West Bank and Gaza journalists to carry out their professional duties.

The PJA’s Freedoms Committee said in a press statement to Quds Press the Israeli occupation continues its violations against journalists and media workers to limit their ability to report the truth and document attacks and violations against Palestinians.

The documented violations during May included two injuries from live ammunition while covering events in the field, two arbitrary arrests, and 30 cases of detention and prevention from working and covering events.

The committee also recorded five cases of direct gunfire directed at journalists, five attacks using tear gas and stun grenades, in addition to two cases of confiscation of journalistic equipment and two cases of physical assault on journalists.

The violations include two cases of journalists being barred from covering news at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, one of a media outlet being raided and shut down, another of a journalist being brought before a court and three cases of journalists summoned and interrogated.

The committee affirmed that these practices constitute a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law, the Geneva Conventions, and international covenants on freedom of opinion and expression, which stipulate the protection of journalists while performing their professional duties in conflict zones.

It added that the escalating targeting of journalists reflects a systematic approach aimed at restricting media coverage and preventing the dissemination of information about the reality and violations suffered by the Palestinian people. The committee noted that the occupation continues to use various means to suppress media work and obstruct the public’s access to information.

The Committee for Freedoms called on international human rights and media organizations, as well as the United Nations, to uphold their legal and moral responsibilities, pressure the occupation authorities to cease their ongoing violations against Palestinian journalists, hold those responsible accountable, and provide the necessary protection for media workers.

The PJA announced last May it documented nearly 300 Israeli crimes, violations, and attacks against Palestinian journalists since the beginning of 2026 and the trend is set to continue judging from the scale of esclation against media workers.

The press association indicated at the time the number of journalists killed reached 262 since the outbreak of the war on the Gaza Strip in October 2023, including 261 journalists murdered in the Gaza Strip, in addition to six journalists killed since the beginning of 2026.

This comes at a time when Israeli attacks against Palestinians continue in various areas, amid increasing complaints about the targeting of journalists, the obstruction of their work, and the prevention of their coverage of events on the ground and their reporting to the public.

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A Red Flower And a Little Love

CrossFireArabia
June 8, 2026

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Iran Anounces End of Israel Attacks, Warns of More If…

CrossFireArabia
June 8, 2026

Iran on Monday announced an end to its attacks on Israel, warning of a “crushing” response if Israeli attacks against Lebanon continued.

“Following the aggressions and evils of the brutal Zionist regime in South Lebanon and the Dahiya region, which took place with the support of the criminal America, the powerful armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran gave a painful response to this regime in order to support the oppressed people of Lebanon,” the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters said in a statement carried by the semi-official news agency Tasnim.

Israel and its supporters “should have learned” lessons from Tehran’s response, the military added.

“On this basis, the cessation of armed forces operations is announced.”

It, however, warned that “if the aggressions and evils continue, including in South Lebanon, much more severe and crushing measures will be on the way.”

Tensions escalated on Sunday, when Israel bombed the Lebanese capital Beirut, despite an ongoing ceasefire, prompting Iran to launch missiles at northern Israel in retaliation, with Israel launching several waves of airstrikes against Iran.

Meanwhile, Israeli newspaper Israeli Hayom reported that Tel Aviv and Washington sent a message to Tehran stating that no further attacks will be launched by Israel if Iran does not resume firing.

In a post on his Truth Social platform early Monday, US President Donald Trump called on Israel and Iran to stop fighting “immediately” in the wake of Monday’s tit-for-tat airstrikes. Anadolu

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31 Missiles Fired on Israel From Iran, Yemen

CrossFireArabia
June 8, 2026

Israeli officials say their army detected about 30 missiles that were fired from Iran and one from Yemen since Sunday evening. This move was unexpectedly made in retaliation for an Israeli airstrike on the southern suburb of Beirut, the Lebanese capital.

Israeli Army Radio reported that “since last night, about 30 missiles have been launched from Iran and one from Yemen at Israel,” according to the Anadolu news agency.

In response, the Israeli military stated that dozens of its warplanes conducted airstrikes it claimed “destroyed strategic defense systems” in Iran.

Meanwhile, Israeli Transportation Minister Miri Regev announced, Monday, that no decision has yet been made to close the Israeli airspace or suspend operations at Ben Gurion Airport following the renewed conflict with Iran.

Regev added, via the American company X, that she is conducting situation assessments with the ministry’s director general, the Airports Authority, and all relevant professional bodies.

“At the same time, discussions are underway, at the request of the Home Front Command, to reduce the number of people at the Ben Gurion Airport to 2,500,” she said.

Earlier on Monday, Channel 12 reported passengers on an Israeli El Al flight were evacuated after sirens sounded at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, following the detection of missile launches from Iran.

When the US and Israel launched their war on Iran on 28 February, Israeli airspace was immediately closed and then gradually reopened.

Ignoring a ceasefire that began on April 17, Israel continues its aggression on Lebanon, which began on March 2. This aggression resulted in the death of 3,558 and injury of 10,870 with over one million displaced persons.

Despite Iran’s warnings against targeting Beirut’s southern suburbs, Israel reignited tensions on Sunday evening with an airstrike on the area, killing two and wounding 11. Israel claimed to have targeted a command and planning center belonging to Hezbollah.

And as a result on Sunday evening, Tehran began launching missile barrages at Israel, which subsequently announced its fighter jets bombed military targets in western and central Iran. Israeli assessments indicated the confrontation could continue for several days.

Since April 8, a truce has been in place between Tehran and Washington following the war waged by the United States and Israel, which, according to Tehran, left more than 3,000 dead.

Iran retaliated by launching attacks that killed Americans and Israelis, and also carried out attacks against what it claimed were American targets in Arab countries. However, some of these attacks resulted in civilian casualties and damage to civilian infrastructure, which was condemned by the targeted countries.

Israel has occupied Palestinian territory and parts of Lebanon and Syria for decades, refusing to withdraw and allow the establishment of an independent Palestinian state, as stipulated in relevant United Nations resolutions.

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Single Bullet! Dutch Report = European Press Prize = Gaza

CrossFireArabia
June 8, 2026

A meticulous investigative report by the Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant documenting what journalists describe as the deliberate targeting of children in Gaza has been awarded the European Press Prize 2026, one of the continent’s most prestigious journalism honors.

The award-winning piece, titled “What the Wounds Tell,” was authored by De Volkskrant journalists Maud Effting and Willem Feenstra, who documented 114 cases of children under the age of 15 who were each struck by a single bullet to the head or chest. Nearly all of them died or were left severely disabled according to Anadolu.

“This is exceptional journalism carried out under exceptional circumstances. While independent access to Gaza has been made almost impossible, @maudeffting and Feenstra built a rigorous investigation from the accounts and documentation of international medical professionals who had worked inside Gaza’s hospitals and clinics,” the European Press Prize said, praising the work on its official channels.

The journalists chose to focus specifically on children under 15 — many of them aged 3, 4 or 7 — because they can be immediately and unambiguously identified as minors.

“A single bullet in these parts of the body is a clear indication that these children were deliberately targeted,” Effting and Feenstra wrote in their report.

The newspaper spoke with 17 doctors and a nurse from the US, the UK, Australia, Canada and the Netherlands who worked at six hospitals and four clinics in Gaza since October 2023. Many had long experience in crisis zones, including Sudan, Afghanistan and Ukraine.

Fifteen of them told De Volkskrant that they treated at least 114 children aged 15 or younger with a single gunshot wound to the head or chest. The cases were documented between late 2023 and mid-2025 at 10 medical facilities.

One of the doctors, US trauma surgeon Feroze Sidhwa, recalled his first day at the European Hospital in Gaza in March 2024, where he found four boys under 10 with identical head wounds within 48 hours, according to the report.

“How is it possible that here in this small hospital, within 48 hours, four children have come in who were shot in the head?” he told the paper.

Over the following 13 days, he encountered nine more children with similar wounds.

Doctors interviewed stressed that such injuries were unlikely to be accidental. Forensic experts consulted by the newspaper said the uniform pattern suggested aimed fire, possibly by snipers or drones.

The European Press Prize is one of journalism’s most prestigious honors on the continent, recognizing outstanding reporting across Europe.