Palestinian territories - Hamas restricts foreign journalists' access to Gaza Strip

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders is worried by the Hamas interior ministry's adoption of new rules for foreign journalists that will restrict their access to the Gaza Strip. Under the new rules, adopted on 25 September, every foreign journalist wanting to visit the Gaza Strip will have to apply in advance to the interior ministry in Gaza, and processing the application could take several days. The government said the new measures were needed for security and control purposes. Italian activist (...)

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