According to the Press Syndicate in the West Bank, 102 journalists have been shot dead by the Israeli occupation forces since 1972.
According to a press conference held by the Journalists Syndicate in the city of Ramallah, 19 journalists (out of 102 martyrs) have been martyred since last year. 2014. During the past four months, the Association has documented 136 attacks and 838 in 2018, most notably the martyrdom of journalists Yasser Murtaja and Ahmed Abu Hussein. In 2018, 47 journalists were shot dead, 189 were injured with gas bombs, 17 were wounded with metal bullets and 52 were arrested. She pointed out that last year witnessed an increase in the level of violations of the occupation against journalists, where the escalation of attacks by settlers. "A number of journalists presented to Israeli courts unfair and unjust and imposed heavy sums against them, and the Knesset has initiated laws that limit the work of journalists."
