110 Gaza Strip being published in the daily Palestinian newspapers or website. Journalists are being investigated regarding writing or transmitting news to the newspapers and satellite TV channels and news agencies. Journalists were prevented from entering or exiting the Gaza Strip. ICHR recorded, and through its documentation of statements, the exposure of a number of journalists who had been arrested by the Security Services of the Interior Ministry, to ill‐treatment, beatings and threats. As one example, on 14/01/1010, one member of the National Security Service of the Interior Ministry in the Gaza Strip forcibly entered the home of journalist Ammar Yasser Tallawy, a resident of Khan Younis and a cameraman and producer at Al‐Aqsa Media Network. He was threatened after confiscation of his computer. The aim was to obtain materials related to his journalist work. According to the testimony of the above‐mentioned, “the security aimed to obtain by force photographed press material relating to his work. The police refused to take his complaint about the incident that occurred with him when he tried to submit it to the police station in the city. The police detained him for an hour and five members of the police attacked and beat him all over his body with hands and sticks and forced him to sign a pledge not to disrupt order before he was released. He submitted a complaint to ICHR, attached with a medical report stating that he had been exposed to beating.”120 ICHR received a complaint in this regard and sent a letter to the police on the content of the complaint. ICHR received a response stating that: “We inform you that a commission of inquiry was formed to investigate the complaint. The investigation inspector was convicted and punished by a disciplinary measure in the form of a written warning; one week was deducted from his salary and he was given a final warning in the event his violations are repeated.”121 On 25/07/2010, the Internal Security Service of the Interior Ministry in the Gaza Strip summoned Husam Al‐Mghani, a Palestinian journalist, and interrogated with him about his journalist work in the Palestinian News Agency “Wafa”, as reported by Riyad Al‐Hasan, Head of the Agency.122 On 21/07/2010, the Internal Security Service summoned Naser Fouad Abu Foul, a Palestinian Reporter with Milad News Agency and the Palestinian Network for Press and Media. An investigation took place regarding his journalist work, Milad News Agency and its 120 According to a complaint received by ICHR in this regard. Text of the response of the Police Chief in Gaza to ICHR’s letter. 122 According to his affidavit to ICHR. 121