On September 18 & 19, 2024, during the Israeli raid on the town of Qabatiya, south of Jenin, Israeli forces targeted journalists in several locations and in several ways.

Abduction of Palestinian journalist Mujahed Al-Saadi :

• Israeli forces arrested Palestinian journalist Mujahed Al-Saadi at dawn on Thursday during a raid on his home in Jenin, in the occupied West Bank.

• The raid began around 2:30 am when an unmarked civilian car approached Al-Saadi's home, followed by Israeli military vehicles that surrounded the area.

• Soldiers broke into the house, arrested Al-Saadi while he was still in his sleepwear, and confiscated his mobile phones.

• Al-Saadi’s wife was beaten when she attempted to give him shoes, and his brother reported that soldiers also beat him during the arrest.

• Al-Saadi’s whereabouts remain unknown, but his family is working with a lawyer to determine his location.

• Al-Saadi, a journalist for several Palestinian media outlets, has previously been arrested by Israeli forces and spent five years in Israeli prisons.

• Last month, Al-Saadi was shot in the leg by Israeli soldiers while covering an Israeli assault on Jenin.

• He is well-known for documenting Israeli crimes in Jenin and across occupied Palestinian territory and has survived two assassination attempts.

https://www.newarab.com/news/journalist-mujahed-al-saadi-arrested-israeli-forces-jenin

Assault on photojournalist Mahmoud Zakarneh

Occupation forces assaulted photojournalist Mahmoud Zakarneh and attempted to break his equipment while he was covering the siege of a house in the town of Qabatiya.

https://x.com/AJA_Palestine/status/1836442641644556467

Live bullet against group of journalists

• Israeli forces opened fire on journalists wearing CLEARLY VISIBLE “PRESS” VESTS while they were covering the raid on the town of Qabatiya, south of Jenin, West Bank.

Assulat on Al Jazeera press team (Nadia' Ibrahim)

"Just returned from Qabatiya near Jenin, northern Owb. Israeli forces stormed the village around mid day. Children were at school. People were at work. Soon after the shops closed their doors and people went home. Soon as we stationed our Satellite Truck and started wearing our press gear, an Israeli military vehicle came close to where we are.. a soldier opened the door and shot tear gas towards us. You can see me and my colleagues running for safety"

Context :

• Since October 7, Israel has been accused of intensifying its targeting of journalists, with 164 journalists killed in Gaza and over 190 injured. • In the West Bank, 88 media offices have been destroyed, and more than 100 journalists have been arrested across the West Bank, Jerusalem, and Gaza. • Two journalists from Gaza have been missing since the war began.