DISCLOSE THE WHEREABOUTS OF JOURNALIST AND PHOTOJOURNALIST NIDEL AND HAITHAM

Nidal Al-Wahidi, a cameraman and photographer in Gaza for the Re Nablus-based Palestinian broadcaster An-Najah Nbc Channel; Haitham Abdelwahid, a cameraman and video editor for Ain Media, a Gaza production company, (CPJ).

Both were detained by Israeli forces on October 7, 2023, while they were reporting on the Hamas-led attack and are held in conditions constituting enforced disappearance. Since then, Israeli authorities have refused to disclose their whereabouts or the legal grounds and reasons for their arrest.

As of December 2023, no information has been shared about their whereabouts, not even confirmation that they are still alive.

Israeli authorities must immediately disclose their whereabouts and the legal grounds for their arrest, grant them access to legal representation and ensure their humane treatment. Unless charged with an internationally recognized criminal offense, they must be immediately released.

According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, the Israel-Gaza war has taken an unprecedented toll on Gazan journalists As of July 18, 2024, CPJ’s preliminary investigations show at least 108 journalists and media workers killed.

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