111 affiliation with Fatah, and about his contacts in Ramallah. Two computers, his press and personal cards and his mobile phone were confiscated.123 On 11/11/2010, the same Security Service arrested Bassam Soud, Ahmed Zakut, and Ibrahim Abu Mustafa from Reuters Agency, and Mohammad Mabhouh from Al‐ Arabiya Satellite Channel, during their coverage of the ceremony commemorating the death of Palestinian President Yasser Arafat in the office of PLC member, Ashraf Jum’a in Rafah. Their cameras were confiscated and were released after an hour of questioning. On 11/07/2010, the Police of the Interior Ministry in the Gaza Strip detained Dr. Ahmad Hammad, Dean of the Faculty of Media at Al‐Aqsa University, and Bandalis Baba Bablous, a Greek Director, for three hours after shooting a wedding in Beit Hanoun in order to document the reality of life in Gaza. On 28/11/2010, the Internal Security Service summoned Fuad Jaradeh, Palestine TV Correspondent, and was questioned about the nature of his journalist work and his writings. His computer and mobile phone were confiscated.124 2‐ Physical Assaults on Journalists Numerous journalists were subjected to many forms of assault by the Security Services in the West Bank, including beating with batons and using abusive language while performing their work and covering news. On 29/03/2010, members of the National Security Forces in Bethlehem prevented journalists from covering the demonstration called for by the national forces in the governorate in protest against Israeli occupation crimes. A number of journalists were beaten and attacked, insulted and cursed at by the security forces. Mohammad Abu Ghaniyeh, a Palestinian journalist and a photographer for Reuters, Iyad Hamad, a Palestinian journalist and a photographer for the Associated Press (AP) Agency, and Loay Saban, a Palestinian journalist and a photographer for Ma'an News Agency, were all beaten with sticks and cursed by the security forces. In this regard, ICHR issued a press release dated 30/03/2010 regarding these measures as a serious violation of freedom of the press and media, and freedom of peaceful assembly within Palestine guaranteed by international human rights and national laws. It demanded the formation of a commission of inquiry into the incident.125 123 According to a complaint received by ICHR in this regard. According to a complaint received by ICHR in this regard. 125 See ICHR report for the month of March published on its website www.ichr.ps 124