Iran Press/ Middle East: Moath Amarneh lost sight in the left eye after being seriously injured in al-Khalil (Hebron) governorate, where he was covering a protest against land confiscation, the human right groups reported on November 15,
A few days later, dozens of journalists suffered from breathing problems after inhaling tear gas fired at them by Israeli forces during the solidarity sit-in in support of the injured photojournalist.
According to local witnesses, Israeli soldiers fired a barrage of tear gas bombs towards journalists who organized the sit-in at the northern entrance of the city of Beit Lahm in solidarity with Amarneh, The Palestine Chronicle reported.
Also in 2019, Sami Misran, a Palestinian journalist lost one eye in the targeted shooting of Israeli forces.
According to the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), two Palestinian journalists were killed when they were deliberately targeted by Israeli soldiers in 2018.
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Palestinian photojournalist looses sight of one eye by Israeli military
