Israeli occupation forces and illegal settlers carried out 57 violations and assaults against Palestinian journalists across the occupied West Bank and Gaza during the month of November, the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate (PJS) reported on Saturday.

The syndicate warned that the incidents reflect a “continued systematic escalation aimed at preventing media crews from carrying out their professional duties,” noting that these patterns pose a direct threat to journalists’ lives.

Escalating threats on the ground

According to the PJS Committee on Press Freedoms, November witnessed “dangerous patterns directly targeting journalistic work,” including the use of live fire, rubber bullets, arbitrary detentions, and the systematic obstruction of coverage.

Two journalists, one in Tulkarm and another in Gaza, were injured by Israeli live ammunition and rubber bullets while covering events in the field.

The report highlighted that illegal Israeli settlers were responsible for 22 of the month’s most violent assaults. These included preventing journalists from accessing scenes, chasing press crews, beating them with sticks, hurling stones at them, and threatening them with weapons.

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