After ten months delay, the state provided a response to the petition by the Foreign Press Association • Israel insists on continuing the media siege, claiming that journalists' entry would pose a danger to forces, to Gazans, and to the journalists themselves, and would require adapting border crossings for human passage • The state also argues that there is no obligation under international law to allow coverage and that the association should be satisfied with coordinated visits accompanied by IDF spokesperson • So far, 139 foreign correspondents and 85 Israeli correspondents have entered the Strip in this manner • The state and the court continue to collaborate in delaying the handling of the petition: the hearing has been set for October

Israel Hayom published a survey about football fans in Israel, and invested in enlarging the sample in order to properly represent "ultra-Orthodox and Hapoel Beer Sheva fans," but completely ignored the Arab society, comprising 18% of the population • The newspaper refused to comment

A senior editor at Israel Hayom, Eli Barak, expressed joy at the deaths of tens of thousands of civilians in the war • Israel Hayom: "This is a private statement on social media"

Over 500 reports on mainstream media dealt with the renewal of humanitarian aid to Gaza, none of them included a spokesperson from the Arab sector in Israel • Only 18% of items addressed the difficult humanitarian situation in Gaza • The Representation Index, in partnership with Sikkuy-Aufoq Association

Since the beginning of the campaign against Iran, police and passersby attack journalists and interfere with their work • These incidents follow incitement by ministers and Knesset members, and the Israeli media joining the incitement by broadcasting false accusations • Arab journalists describe harassment, confiscation of equipment and physical violence - which also spills over to Jewish colleagues • "You speak Arabic, that's immediately Al Jazeera, that's the enemy," says one of them and another adds: "You want to know who films for Al Jazeera? Jews" • The police refused to comment

Prime Minister Netanyahu, Currently on Trial for Corruption offenses, Files Another Defamation Lawsuit • Netanyahu is requesting a "confiscation order" against anyone possessing "copies of the publication" - meaning anyone with a smartphone or computer

Tamir Morag, Channel 14 employee, Sues Twitter Account That Posted His Image on The 40-Year-Old Virgin Movie Poster • claims the tweet made him "an object of ridicule and humiliation" and led to "many humiliating responses" such as: "Bald virgin who works for the Qatar gang"

Throughout 2024, only a single Arab citizen appeared on The Patriots, the most popular program on channel 14, which broadcast fake news and propaganda • The representation rate of Arab speakers on the channel's Main News Broadcast is as low as 0.5% • The Representation Index is a collaboration with the Sikkuy-Aufoq

The government is requesting to extend for the second time the validity of the "Al Jazeera Law," despite claiming in court that the law is "constitutional" because it is limited in time • The Association for Civil Rights: The law infringes on freedom of the press and expression, does not serve any real security purpose, and is actually part of the media coup laws of Netanyahu's government

A side effect of the constitutional crisis: Hearings scheduled for petitions about the crisis pushed back the hearing on the Al-Jazeera law and now also the hearing on the foreign journalists' petition demanding to lift the entry ban to the Gaza Strip • The state has been delaying its response to the petition for half a year