Quds News Network

Not to be confused with Al-Quds TV.
Quds News Network
AbbreviationQNN
Official language
Arabic, English
Websitequdsnen.co

Quds News Network (Arabic: شبكة قدس الإخبارية; QNN) is a Palestinian youth news agency founded in 2011. The agency is staffed with volunteer correspondents across Palestine.[1]

The network gained widespread following on social media around 2015 through its fast distribution video coverage of escalations in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which had made it as popular as Al-Jazeera, appealing particularly to young Palestinians.[2]

QNN's website was blocked by the Palestinian Authority in 2019, as part of a crackdown on dissent.[3] Some of its pages were also blocked by some social media websites in 2019 and 2023.[4]

The QNN states it is independent and funds itself through advertisements, and that it aims to expose the acts of the Israeli occupation.[5] Nevertheless, it has gained a reputation of being associated with militant groups,[5] and has been described as being affiliated with Hamas.[6][7][8]

  1. ^ "About Quds News Network". Quds News Network. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
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  6. ^ Crouch, Erik (21 May 2020). "Palestinian police assault and arrest journalist Anas Hawari". Committee to Protect Journalists. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  7. ^ Najjar, Farah. "Israel-Hamas war updates: Palestinian prisoners arrive home after release". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  8. ^ Livingstone, Helen; Chao-Fong, Léonie; Luscombe, Richard; Belam, Martin; Fulton, Adam; Chao-Fong, Helen Livingstone (now); Léonie; Fulton (earlier), Adam (28 November 2023). "Israel-Hamas war: 57 journalists killed in conflict, Committee to Protect Journalists says – as it happened". the Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 3 January 2024.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)