Israeli military forces arrested three Palestinians near Hebron and a freelance US journalist at a checkpoint near Bethlehem on Tuesday.
Key facts
- •Three Palestinians were arrested near Al-Majd village, south of Hebron.
- •Freelance journalist Naqa Hamed was detained at a military checkpoint near Tuqu.
- •Hamed is a US citizen who lives in Silwad, northeast of Ramallah.
- •The arrests occurred on Tuesday in the southern occupied West Bank.
Israeli forces conducted separate arrests in the southern occupied West Bank on Tuesday, detaining three Palestinians and a US journalist. Eyewitnesses reported that the Palestinians were taken while on their own land near Al-Majd village, south of Hebron. In a separate incident, a freelance journalist was detained at a military checkpoint near Tuqu, south of Bethlehem.
Details of the journalist's detention
The detained journalist, Naqa Hamed, is a US citizen residing in Silwad, northeast of Ramallah. She was stopped by Israeli soldiers while returning from a filming assignment in Hebron. While the rest of her media team was released at the checkpoint, Hamed remained in custody.
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This article was independently rewritten by ManyPress editorial AI from reporting originally published by Anadolu Agency Middle East.
