Israel Detains Palestinian American Journalist Naqaa Hamed for Reporting on Settler Terrorism
"Over the past several weeks, Israeli settlers have targeted Hamed with a wave of incitement on Telegram channels and in Hebrew media following her coverage of an Israeli siege on families in the village of Qusra, according to her colleagues. Hamed is from the village of Beitin, northeast of Ramallah, holds American citizenship, and is married with three young children. Hamed’s family contacted the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem about her arrest but has yet to hear back."
"Hamed’s detention is part of an escalating wave of arrests of Palestinian journalists by Israeli authorities. Nearly 40 journalists are currently in Israeli detention, according to the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS), all of whom were arrested since the start of Israel’s genocidal assault on Gaza nearly three years ago. Over half the journalists behind bars are being held in administrative detention, a mechanism that allows Israeli authorities to imprison people indefinitely without charge or trial."
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