During the second day of the IOF siege of Nablus, more than 150 were detained and journalists were given mixed messages about coverage. A Japanese cameraman was detained, handcuffed and held with a M-16 to his head for ten minutes as his video tapes were confiscated. After being authorized by a senior officer on site, one of my cameras was ripped from my hands and I was physically threatened by another soldier before the senior officer intervened, returning my camera.

August 4, 2002  (photo: tiros)