Hamas caved to public pressure and on Jan. 28 released six individuals, including four journalists, who were detained the previous week, on Jan. 21 and 22.
“Having received orders from Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, the four journalists who were earlier arrested by the internal security apparatus in Gaza have been released despite the sensitivity of the charges,” announced Ihab al-Ghussein, the head of the Government Press Office in Gaza.