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Foreign Press Association

Combo pictures clockwise from top left: Ahmed Abu Eisha in civilian attire and in Palestinian Islamic Jihad uniform. Mohamed Nased Abu Huwaidi with Press flak jacket and in Islamic Jihad uniform; Ahmed Abu al-Atta in football shirt and Palestinian Islamic Jihad uniform; Hussam al-Adlouni in civilian attire and in Hamas military wing uniform. (Pictures from Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad social media, Facebook, social media; Used in accordance with clause 27a of the copyright law)
June 22, 2026, 12:32 pm
Finally naming their war dead, Gazan terror groups admit some slain journalists were fighters
A ToI review finds obituaries published by Hamas and Islamic Jihad in recent weeks include several figures previously identified as press; widely cited media advocacy database removes several names of fighters it had said were journalists
By Nurit Yohanan and Stav Levaton
Illustrative: Travelers seen at the arrival hall of Ben Gurion International Airport on April 11, 2018 (Moshe Shai/FLASH90)
June 11, 2026, 6:35 pm
Israel refuses entry to French journalist due to anti-Israeli statements
After reporting from Israel and the West Bank for six years, Alice Froussard wasn’t let in and was sent back to France, in a decision by Diaspora Minister Amichai Chikli
By Zev Stub
Illustrative: Journalists film while standing before destroyed buildings in the Jabalia camp in the northern Gaza Strip on October 9, 2024. (Omar Al-Qattaa / AFP)
January 27, 2026, 7:50 pm
High Court avoids decision on press access to Gaza, tells state to update it in March
Justices say they can’t publicly address ‘classified security info’ given by the state to justify claim allowing independent press access to Gaza is still security risk, despite ceasefire
By Jeremy Sharon
Illustrative: Journalists film while standing before destroyed buildings in the Jabalia camp in the northern Gaza Strip on October 9, 2024. (Omar Al-Qattaa / AFP)
January 6, 2026, 7:47 pm
Foreign media group fumes as Israeli government says Gaza press ban must be upheld
Foreign Press Association urges Supreme Court judges to put an end to ‘charade’; EU condemns decision to ban dozens of aid groups from entering enclave
By AFP and ToI Staff
Palestinian journalists march at the funeral of colleagues killed in Gaza City on August 11, 2025. (Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)
January 5, 2026, 4:30 pm
Ban on media access to Gaza should stay in place, government tells High Court
State argues that allowing foreign press to enter Strip could disturb efforts to locate the remains of Ran Gvili, the final hostage in Gaza
By AFP and ToI Staff
Palestinian journalists march at the funeral of colleagues killed in Gaza City on August 11, 2025. (Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)
December 21, 2025, 8:38 pm
High Court gives final extension for state to explain ban on press access to Gaza
After months of delays, judge scolds government, says it has until January 4 to respond; Foreign Press Association welcomes decision, calls for ‘unfettered’ press access
By Jeremy Sharon
An Israeli settler attacks a journalist during the olive-picking season in the village of Beita, south of Nablus in the West Bank, November 8, 2025. (Nasser Ishtayeh/ Flash90)
November 10, 2025, 8:23 pm
Foreign Press Association demands action from Israel over settler attacks on journalists
Criticism comes after Reuters employees assaulted near West Bank village of Beita last week while covering Palestinian olive harvest
By AFP and ToI Staff
Palestinian journalists report on the war and ongoing humanitarian crisis in the central Gaza Strip, July 26, 2025. (Ali Hassan/ Flash90)
November 3, 2025, 10:43 pm
With ceasefire in place, US renews request for Israel to allow foreign press into Gaza
US official acknowledges issue isn’t at top of administration’s priorities, indicating pressure isn’t overwhelming, though Trump said in August that he’d like to see it happen
By Jacob Magid
Palestinian children and a journalist examine the destroyed Al Jazeera tent at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City on August 11, 2025, following an overnight strike by the IDF. (Bashar Taleb/AFP)
October 23, 2025, 12:26 pm
High Court gives state 30 days to clarify policy on press entry to Gaza amid ceasefire
Foreign Press Association petitioned court in 2024, asserting ban on independent access violated fundamental democratic principles of freedom of press and expression
By Jeremy Sharon
Illustrative: Foreign and Israeli journalists stand on a hill overlooking the Gaza Strip in the city of Sderot, southern Israel, October 19, 2023. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
July 30, 2025, 5:24 am
Foreign journalists step up push for access to Gaza, express fear for hungry colleagues
With international media still locked out of the Strip, conflicting narratives and a deepening humanitarian crisis fuel a war of misinformation that may only grow murkier
By Stav Levaton
Members of the press wait for a Red Cross convoy after Hamas's release of American-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander, on Salah al-Din Street, east of Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, May 12, 2025. (Ali Hassan/Flash90)
May 19, 2025, 12:07 am
High Court delays Gaza press access hearing for sixth time amid escalating offensive
Government has been granted repeated extensions to answer Foreign Press Association petition demanding journalists be allowed to undertake independent reporting inside Strip
By Stav Levaton and ToI Staff
Journalists film in front of destroyed buildings in Jabaliya, in the northern Gaza Strip, on October 9, 2024. (Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP)
January 23, 2025, 5:40 pm
Foreign Press Association urges Israel to lift ban on Gaza access for journalists
Citing the halt in fighting, the group says restriction has ‘severely hindered independent reporting,’ and that there is now ‘no justification’ for it
By ToI Staff
The broadcast offices and studios of the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation in Jerusalem, January 31, 2023. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
November 27, 2024, 9:23 pm
MKs advance controversial bill to privatize or shutter Kan public broadcaster
Foreign Press Association condemns ‘vindictive and politically motivated’ attacks on media, warns that legislation could ‘undermine democratic values’
By Sam Sokol
Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi arrives at a Likud faction meeting in the Knesset, January 8, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 22, 2024, 12:42 am
Karhi reverses decision to seize AP equipment that broadcasts live feed of Gaza
Live feed resumes hours after communications minister says confiscated camera, equipment being returned; AP welcomes reversal but concerned about government impeding press freedom
By Agencies and ToI Staff
A screenshot taken from AP video showing a general view of northern Gaza as seen from southern Israel, before it was seized by Israeli officials on May 21, 2024. (AP Photo)
May 21, 2024, 8:08 pm
Israel seizes AP equipment broadcasting live feed from Gaza, citing use by Al Jazeera
Communications Minister Karhi accuses the wire service of violating a new media law by providing images to banned Qatari network; US, Foreign Press Association criticize move
By Agencies and ToI Staff
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