since the renewed armed clashes several days ago between Fatah and Hamas movements, some of the security bodies and executive force, hundreds of dead and wounded from the ranks of combatants and innocent citizens, journalists,  In yesterday fell 22 dead and more than 50 wounded, and dozens of journalists were trapped inside the and alhusari-shawa, aljawharah and alshouroq towers, in Gaza City, where many of the headquarters and offices of local media, Arab and international, such as Ramatan news agency, aljazeera and Arabiya channels , the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), during the armed clashes between armed groups affiliated to Fatah and Hamas movements, where one of the groups board roof of the building, and the other shot from the bellow, although the siege was not intended by journalists, but their lives were at risk.
Armed clashes in Gaza Strip endanger the lives of civilians and journalists and workers in the media , both directly and deliberately as was the case when the execution of economic affairs editor at the daily newspaper Felesteen Soluman al-A’shi, and Administrative employee, Mohamed Abdu, or indirectly as happened yesterday.
Mada Center demands all parties involved in armed conflict, to stop fighting, and to resort to dialogue and the implementation of agreement Mecca agreement, and to the prejudice journalists, or endangering their lives, and to enable them to carry out their work freely and safely, It also calls on the government to implement the security plan approved by it, and to put an end to the security chaos, and to impose the rule of law.
Ramallah May 17, 2007