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Saba Yemen
08-05-2025
- Politics
- Saba Yemen
Zionist enemy issues six-month administrative detention order against Palestinian journalist
Ramallah - Saba: The Zionist enemy intelligence issued on Thursday a six-month administrative detention order against Palestinian journalist Ali al-Samoudi, 58, from Jenin. The Palestinian Prisoners' Affairs Commission and the Palestinian Prisoners' Club stated that al-Samoudi was subjected to abuse following his arrest on April 29. He was initially detained in a military barracks in Jenin, then transferred to the Jalameh detention center and later to Megiddo prison, where he is currently being held. The Commission and the Club noted in a statement issued Thursday that "the arrest of Al-Samoudi and his transfer to administrative detention comes amid the enemy's continued escalation in targeting journalists through arrests, specifically through the systematic policy of administrative detention, which constitutes the most prominent crime that witnessed a historic transformation after the genocide, or through arrests based on what the occupation claims is (incitement). The statement held the enemy responsible for the life and fate of journalist Al-Samoudi, who suffers from numerous health problems and previous injuries, especially with his continued detention in Megiddo Prison, which is a symbol of systematic medical crimes, along with many other systematic crimes that have been a central reason for the deaths of many prisoners and detainees. It indicated that the number of journalists administratively detained in enemy prisons has risen to (20) journalists, who are among (50) journalists the enemy continues to detain since the beginning of the genocide crime. It noted that this data only includes those arrested after the genocide, noting that there are six journalists detained before the genocide. Whatsapp Telegram Email
Arab News
30-04-2025
- Politics
- Arab News
Israel arrests veteran Palestinian journalist in West Bank
DUBAI: Israeli forces arrested prominent Palestinian journalist Ali Al-Samoudi during an overnight raid on Tuesday in the northern West Bank city of Jenin, according to media reports. Al-Quds newspaper correspondent Al-Samoudi, 58, was detained after the Israeli military raided and searched up his home in Al-Zahraa neighborhood, destroying 'some of its contents'. According to the military, he is accused of having ties with the militant Palestinian Islamic Jihad organization and transferring funds to the group. However, the military did not provide evidence to support the claim. After he was interrogated at a disclosed location, Al-Samoudi was transferred to an Israeli hospital due to his health deteriorating, his son Mohammed told the BBC. His family, who denies the accusations, was not informed of the name of the hospital where he was being treated, or any other details. Al-Samoudi previously survived an attack by Israeli forces in 2022, the same assault that killed prominent Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Aqleh, who was a correspondent for Al-Jazeera. Al-Samoudi was shot and wounded in his back. The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate condemned Al-Samoudi's arrest in a statement on Tuesday. As of April 30, 2025, the Committee to Protect Journalists has documented 79 arrests of journalists by Israel in the Palestinian territories of the West Bank and Gaza since Oct. 7 war began, in addition to five other arrests by the Palestinian authorities. Forty-nine of these journalists, including the five held by Palestinian authorities, have since been released, while 35 remain under arrest. The CPJ's preliminary investigations also showed at least 176 journalists and media staff were killed during Israel's war on Gaza, West Bank and Lebanon, marking the deadliest period for journalists in the region.
