RAMALLAH, West Bank — The “press” badge did not protect Yahya Habayeb, a journalist with the Ajyal radio network in the West Bank, from an assault by Israeli soldiers while he was covering the military operation in Hebron, nor did it protect him from arrest. He was bruised and his camera and recorder were broken.
This was only one of many attacks by Israeli soldiers on Palestinian journalists during the military operation in the West Bank, which started on June 13, culminating in the storming of Trans Media on June 18, Pal Media on June 21 and Turbo Design on June 22.