Palestinian Media forum condemns Israeli assaults on journalists

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - The Palestinian media forum has strongly condemned the Israeli occupation forces’ assaults on journalists in the West Bank.The forum said in a statement on Saturday that IOF soldiers attacked and manhandled two journalists while covering a peaceful march in Nabi Saleh village on Friday.It charged that the soldiers also assaulted three activists for participating in the event staged against the separation wall.The forum said that the attack fell in line with the escalation in targeting journalists in the West Bank, noting that many of them were arrested and others were held in administrative custody.It said that the IOF soldiers were trying to hide facts about their brutal crimes against the Palestinians and to blackout on protests.The forum said that it was about time for the international community to stand up to Israel and its practices and to let it understand that it was not above the international law.End item/ 149