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Hamas cracks down on Gaza journalists

The security services in Gaza arrested 17 journalists last month in a crackdown against what it called “propagandists” who are alleged to be publishing false news and rumors.

A Palestinian journalist speaks to the camera as she stands on a flooded street following heavy rain in Gaza City November 27, 2014. The civil defence asked residents in an area east of Gaza City to evacuate their homes to avoid being trapped in flood waters from a nearby lake. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem (GAZA - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT MEDIA TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) - RTR4FST8
A Palestinian journalist speaks to the camera as she stands on a flooded street following heavy rain in Gaza City, Nov. 27, 2014. — REUTERS/Mohammed Salem

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