- Police forces affiliated with Hamas in the Gaza Strip raided the home Oct. 31 of journalist Ahmad Saeed and arrested him after he previously exposed the involvement of smugglers from Gaza.
- Saleh al-Masry, head of the Journalists Support Committee, a Palestinian nongovernmemntal organization that monitors violations against Palestinian journalists, expressed his solidarity with journalists and activists who are being attacked while doing their work or for expressing their opinions.
- Speaking to Al-Monitor, Masry called on government agencies in Gaza to support journalists working in investigative journalism, to provide them with protection and to create a media environment that contributes to freedom of opinion and expression.
<span>Hamas cracks down on journalists, activists in Gaza</span>
