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Al Jazeera journalist assaulted, arrested by Israeli forces for reporting about ongoing war in Gaza.

Monday, 18th March, 2024

MBABANE:Ismail al-Ghoul, a Gaza Aljazeera Correspondent has been assaulted and arrested by Israel forces.

Aljazeera reported on Monday afternoon that, the Correspondent was at the Gaza hospital to cover the Israel Army’s raid.

“Israeli forces have arrested and severely beaten Al Jazeera Arabic correspondent Ismail al-Ghoul in Gaza City’s al-Shifa Hospital.Al-Ghoul was there early on Monday with his crew and other reporters to cover the Israeli army’s fourth raid into the hospital, where thousands of civilians are trapped, including medical staff, patients and displaced families.Witnesses said the Al Jazeera reporter was dragged away by Israeli forces, who also destroyed the broadcasting vehicles of news crews at the medical facility. The hospital, the largest in the Gaza Strip, has served as a base for journalists to report on Israel’s more than five-month war on the Palestinian enclave”, Aljazeera reported on Monday.

Al Jazeera journalist assaulted, arrested by Israeli forces for reporting about ongoing war in Gaza.
Ismail al-Ghoul was beaten and verbally abused before being detained by Israeli forces on March 18, 2024 [Screengrab/Al Jazeera]-MBABANE:Ismail al-Ghoul, a Gaza Aljazeera Correspondent has been assaulted and arrested by Israel forces.