Report: 230 Israeli violations against journalists in 2013

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) carried out more than 230 violations against Palestinian journalists in 2013, the information center of the Palestinian government in Gaza stated in a report.According to its report, 2013 saw many violations against media freedoms in the occupied Palestinian territories at the hands of Israeli soldiers and security men from the Palestinian Authority in an attempt to conceal the truth.These violations included physical assaults, arrests, direct attacks with tear gas and bullets and administrative detention.The IOF and the PA security apparatuses also prevented a number of journalists and media figures from traveling to receive medical treatment or to cover Palestinian events.87 arrest incidents were reported during the year and 14 journalists are still under administrative detention without charges in Israeli jails./149