[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.

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.