Safa Press Agency
وكالة الصحافة الفلسطينية
FormationJuly 2009 (2009-07)
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.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

The agency was launched on July 5, 2009, and headed by Yasser Abu-Hin, who previously directed Hamas-affiliated PalMedia.[3][2] Abu-Hin states that the agency is independently 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.[7]

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.[1][8]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Facebook deletes Hamas-linked Safa news agency's page". Times of Israel. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
  2. 1 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. 1 2 "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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