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Palestinian Press Agency

Safa Press Agency
وكالة الصحافة الفلسطينية
FormationJuly 2009; 15 years ago (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 independent 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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