The Israeli Army has assured journalists that it will not change its policies towards them in view of the recent stabbing attack on a soldier by a Palestinian man posing as a member of the press.
A Palestinian man wearing a yellow vest and a black T-shirt emblazoned with the word “PRESS”, stabbed a soldier on Friday in the West Bank town of Hebron, before being shot dead by other soldiers present at the scene.
Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said, “It is being treated as an exceptional incident.” Press organisations feared that the incident could curtail freedom for the scribes and may lead to crackdown against the members of the media.