RAMALLAH, May 13, 2025 (WAFA) – The Israeli occupation's military court in Salem Tuesday extended the detention of 24-year-old journalist Haneen Qawareeq, from Nablus, until next Thursday, under the pretext of what the occupation alleges as “incitement” on social media. According to her lawyer, no formal charges have been filed against her so far.

The Commission for Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) explained in a joint statement that Qawareeq was detained on May 7. She was initially transferred to Hasharon prison, and later moved to Damon prison, where she is currently being held.

Qawareeq is among more than 180 journalists who have been detained since the start of the genocide war against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023, with 50 journalists still held in Israeli custody.

Since the onset of the genocidal war, Israeli authorities have intensified their campaign against journalists, aiming to tighten control over media coverage and enforce greater censorship. This escalation seeks to suppress journalists' fundamental rights to freedom of expression, opinion, and professional practice. This is in addition to the ongoing assassination of journalists in Gaza amid the ongoing genocide.

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