The Palestinian National Council, the highest decision-making body of the umbrella Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), called Sunday for the protection of journalists amid Israeli attacks on reporters in Gaza and the occupied West Bank, Anadolu reports. “The Israeli occupation is fully responsible for its crimes against journalists,” the council said in a statement on the eve of the Arab Media Day. “Assaults against journalists are a deliberate attempt to silence the voice of Palestine, and annihilate its narrative,” it added. At least 211 Palestinian journalists have been killed in Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip since October 2023, according to Palestinian figures. READ: Palestine condemns Israeli police assaults on Christians in occupied East Jerusalem “This year’s anniversary comes amid the deadliest … Continue reading Palestinian National Council appeals for protection of journalists amid Israeli attacks