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Slaughtering The Truth: Israeli Kills Journalists

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May 11, 2026

The Palestinian Prisoners Club stated, Monday the Israeli occupation continues to detain 14 journalists in its prisons, while two others have simply disappeared and nobody knows were they are being held.

In a statement received by Sanad News Agency, coinciding with the fourth anniversary of the assassination of Al Jazeera correspondent Shireen Abu Akleh, the Prisoners Club added that the occupation has killed more than 260 journalists in a systematic campaign of mass murder targeting witnesses to the crimes committed since the beginning of the genocidal war on Gaza.

The statement also stated that the Israeli occupation forces have arrested and detained more than 240 journalists, and that more than 40 of them are still in detention.

The statement further explained that at least 14 journalists from Gaza remain in detention. It also stated that two journalists Nidal al-Wahidi and Haitham Abdel Wahed have simply disappeared and Palestinians believe they are forcibly held by the Israeli authorities who are refusing to divulge where they are being held.

The Prisoners Club says their forced holding is a crime constitutes a grave violation of international law and reveals a deliberate policy of concealing their fate. It continued: “On this anniversary, we affirm that Palestine, like the prisoners and their families, has lost a professional and humanitarian voice that dedicated her life to unveilling the suffering of the Palestinians and their cause. The martyr Shireen Abu Akleh carried the cause of her people as a sacred trust, working tirelessly for years with all her might for it.”

The Club added: “Shireen remained a guardian of the truth until her last breath, like all the journalists who championed the cause of their homeland and the prisoners, and who were martyred in the pursuit of truth and exposing the crimes of the occupation.”

Shireen Abu Akleh was martyred on May 11, 2022. Investigations by Palestinian, Israeli, and international media and human rights organizations at the time concluded that she was shot by Israeli army fire while covering the raid on Jenin.

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Double-Standard Punches!

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May 8, 2026

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Friday demanded an “public progress update” on the FBI’s investigation into the Israeli military’s 2022 killing of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in the occupied West Bank.

In an open letter to the Justice Department and FBI chief Kash Patel, the CPJ expressed concern that the US had diluted its official assessment of her death.

The group urged the department and the FBI – which falls under the Justice Department – to “provide a public progress update on the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) investigation into the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh,” a US citizen and journalist fatally shot on May 11, 2022, by the Israeli army while reporting in the West Bank city of Jenin, the letter said according to Anadolu.

“The effectively stagnant status of this case is inconsistent with ensuring the security of US citizens anywhere in the world — a clear priority of President Donald J. Trump’s administration,” the letter said.

It noted that although the FBI opened an investigation into her killing in November 2022, “it has made no demonstrable progress more than three years later,” adding that there have been “no signs of FBI investigative activity to gather other evidence in Israel or Palestine.”

“This troubling lack of concrete progress — four years after Abu Akleh’s death — represents a profound failure of the U.S. government to respond promptly and impartially to the killing of one of its citizens by a foreign military,” the letter said.

“We therefore urge you to support justice and accountability by: • Providing a public update on the status of the investigation and reasons for delay. • Committing to a timeline for the FBI to complete a thorough criminal investigation and to publicly release its findings, with full transparency as to the methodology and conclusions.”

It also called for ensuring that the investigation “is impartial and independent, free from political considerations, and consistent with U.S. domestic laws and obligations recognized under international law.”

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‘Living Graves’, Is How Palestinian Journalist Describes Israeli Prison

CrossFireArabia
May 2, 2026

Veteran Palestinian journalist Ali Samoudi described Israeli prisons as “living graves” after his release on Thursday, appearing in severely deteriorated physical condition following his arrest by Israeli forces last year.

Samoudi, who worked for the Palestinian newspaper Al-Quds and international media outlets, said he lost 60 kilograms (about 132 pounds) while in Israeli prison. “My weight was 120 kilograms (about 264 pounds); now my weight is 60 kilograms,” Samoudi said.

According to Samoudi, prison conditions were harsh and cruel, and prisoners suffered. “The food is very bad. Even a cat would not eat what they eat,” he said. “Prisoners have nothing. No notebook, no pen, nothing,” he added, calling on the families of detainees to take care of their well-being.

He was arrested in April 2025 on false claims of transferring funds to the Palestinian Islamic Jihad. Samoudi and his family strongly denied the allegations.

In a statement issued in January, the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate said al-Samoudi has not been granted a fair trial and that his arrest is “a blatant violation of international law and press freedom”.

The syndicate also warned “that his life is now at risk” due to the harsh and inhumane treatment he has been experiencing in prison.

Samoudi’s son, Mohammed, said his father was an “independent journalist who isn’t affiliated with any party,” adding he was “surprised to hear him being accused of ties with Islamic Jihad. I was in shock.”

Mohammed said the forces raided their home at around 5 A.M., searched the premises and destroyed some of the family’s belongings before taking his father away. He said he didn’t know where his father is being held, but said the family is particularly worried because he is diabetic and suffers from high blood pressure, and therefore needs a special diet and medications.

On May 8, 2025, Wafa reported that an Israeli court had issued an administrative detention order against him for a period of six months.

This was because the Israeli army said it did not have “sufficient evidence” to formally charge him and had hence issued an administrative detention order.

In a statement issued to the United States news group CNN, the Israeli army said: “As sufficient evidence was not found against him, and in light of the accumulated intelligence material, security authorities requested to consider issuing an administrative detention order.”

The military claimed the order was justified as Samoudi’s “presence” posed “a danger to the security of the region”.

Since then, Samoudi has been held in administrative detention and his detention order has been repeatedly renewed.

Samoudi also witnessed the Israeli killing of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in Jenin in 2022 and was himself injured that day.

“I was there personally and witnessed the whole thing,” he said about the killing of his colleague. “There was no one there apart from the Israeli force, and they were the ones who shot at us.”

The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society said Samoudi is among more than 3,530 Palestinians held under administrative detention, in addition to over 40 journalists still held in Israeli prisons, including four women.

The group renewed calls for the release of all detained journalists and urged the international community to take responsibility for ongoing violations against prisoners.

More than 9,600 Palestinians remain in Israeli prisons, including women and children, facing torture, starvation and medical neglect, which have led to the deaths of dozens, according to Palestinian and Israeli rights groups. – Quds News Network

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Will Israel be Held to Count For Her Death?

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September 8, 2024

An autopsy report of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a Turkish-American activist, has confirmed she was killed by an Israeli sniper’s bullet to the head, Nablus governor Ghassan Daghlas said on Saturday.

Eygi, who was participating in a demonstration against illegal Israeli settlements in the town of Beita, was shot by Israeli forces on Friday according to Anadolu.

Turkish 🇹🇷 American 🇺🇸 activist killed by Israeli 🇮🇱 forces in occupied West Bank, Palestine 🇵🇸

Israeli forces have shot dead an American activist of Turkish origin with a live bullet to her head, according to local media.

The victim identified as Aysenur Ezgi Eygi was 26 years… https://t.co/7Czdk8HZfP pic.twitter.com/7ILSwSkY1H
— Saad Abedine (@SaadAbedine) September 6, 2024

In a statement to Anadolu, Daghlas said the autopsy results indicated Eygi’s cause of death was a gunshot wound inflicted by a sniper, specifically targeting her head. Eygi had been rushed to a nearby hospital where she was declared dead upon arrival.

He said the examination was conducted late Friday night at the Forensic Medicine Institute, An-Najah National University in Nablus.

Palestinian officials had earlier suggested Eygi’s death was likely the result of deliberate targeting by an Israeli sniper.

According to Turkish Foreign Ministry sources, information about Eygi’s death was shared with the Turkish consulate in Jerusalem on Friday.

🇵🇸 Aysenur Ezgi Eygi (26), an American woman of Turkish descent, was brutally shot while attending demonstrations against illegal settlements in the town of Beita.

Israeli politician ordered her execration, sending a clear message to international volunteers – do not come here… pic.twitter.com/szilwEpWNt
— OnePath Network (@OnePathNetwork) September 8, 2024

The sources indicated that Eygi may have been intentionally targeted by an Israeli sniper using live ammunition rather than rubber bullets.

Eygi, 26, a dual citizen of Türkiye and the US, had been actively involved in solidarity movements supporting Palestinian rights. Her death has sparked outrage and calls for accountability from both local and international communities.

The Israeli military has yet to comment on the specifics of the incident or the findings of the autopsy.

Aysenur Ezgi Eygi was a recent graduate at the University of Washington.

She was an advocate for 🇵🇸 on campus and even held the flag during her graduation ceremony.

The Israeli Occupation k*lled her after Jummah prayer on September 6th in the occupied West Bank. pic.twitter.com/e0oYhlG18P
— Muslim (@Muslim) September 8, 2024

Eygi’s killing echoes the case of American-Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who was killed in a similar manner in 2022.

Shireen, a senior Al Jazeera journalist widely respected for her extensive coverage of Palestine and Israel, was shot in the head on May 11, 2022 while covering an Israeli military raid on the Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank city of Hebron. She was wearing a press jacket and a helmet.