JERUSALEM, March 18, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - An international media association on Wednesday criticised an "unprovoked assault" by Israeli police on journalists in Jerusalem, which it said left a CNN producer with a fractured wrist. The Foreign Press Association (FPA) said police officers on Tuesday night "unnecessarily and aggressively repelled a group of journalists who were doing their jobs, documenting individuals who were praying outside the walls of the Old City". "During the assault, one Israeli officer fractured the wrist of a CNN producer," the FPA said in a statement. "None of this is acceptable," added the association, which represents hundreds of journalists in Israel and the Palestinian territories. A foreign journalist told AFP that police "beat the CNN producer and some other journalists with batons," adding that "at least one Palestinian was detained".

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha March 18, 2026 17:43 UTC