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Palestinian news agency in Gaza
Safa Press Agency
وكالة الصحافة الفلسطينية
Formation5 July 2009; 15 years ago (2009-07-05)
TypeNews agency
Official language Arabic
Websitesafa.ps

The Palestinian Press Agency (Arabic: وكالة الصحافة الفلسطينية), also known as the Safa News Agency (stylized as SAFA), is a Gaza-based Palestinian news agency affiliated with Hamas.

The agency was launched on July 5, 2009, and headed by Yasser Abu-Hin, who previously directed Hamas-affiliated PalMedia. Abu-Hin states that the agency is independent and not affiliated with Hamas. He described Safa's goal as to "expose the crimes of the Israeli occupation against the Palestinian people as a national priority." According to Wael Abdelal of Qatar University, Hamas leaders who work in media such as Safa are generally reticent to publicly declare media institutions' affiliation with Hamas.

Facebook deleted the agency's page in March 2018 as part of a broader blocking of Palestinian accounts for alleged incitement. According to Palestinian activists, Facebook deleted the accounts of more than 500 journalists and pages since the beginning of 2018.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Facebook deletes Hamas-linked Safa news agency's page". Times of Israel. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
  2. ^ Abu Saif, Atef (May 2012). "Reforming or Instrumentalizing Zakat? A Study of Palestinian Media Coverage" (PDF). CCDP Report. Centre on Conflict, Development and Peacebuilding. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Terrorism and the media: Hamas gives priority and invests resources in rehabilitating, reinforcing and expanding its media empire, damaged during Operation Cast Lead". Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center. 2009-07-23. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  4. Bashir, Abu Bakr (2023-10-23). "Hamas Field Commander Is Killed in Airstrike in Gaza, News Agency Says". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  5. "Second Aid Convoy Arrives in Gaza Amid Growing Fears of a Widening Conflict". New York Times. 2023-10-22. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  6. "Hamas' Gaza leader reelected in internal vote". Al-Monitor. 2021-03-10. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  7. Abdelal, Wael (2016). Hamas and the Media: Politics and strategy. Routledge. p. 148. ISBN 9781317267157. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  8. "Facebook Closes Page of Hamas-affiliated Palestinian News Agency With 1.3 Million Followers". Haaretz. Retrieved 2023-09-10.

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