US EditionIDF Arrests Palestinian Newspaper's Editor-in-Chief in West Bank, Outlet Reports
WEST BANK, PALESTINE, JUL 7 – Israeli forces abducted Nasser al-Lahham amid intensified West Bank raids targeting Palestinians and media, while demolitions continue despite a court freeze affecting over 400 housing units.
- Early on Sunday, Israeli forces raided the West Bank arresting and injuring nearly a dozen Palestinians, while settlers forced farmers off grazing lands in the Jordan Valley.
- Since January, Israeli forces significantly escalated raids in Jenin and Nur Shams camps, intensifying after the October 7 Gaza war, reflecting broader campaign escalation.
- Despite a court freeze, Israeli forces demolished over 100 buildings housing at least 2,000 Palestinians in Tulkarem camp, continuing a campaign since June 30.
- Israeli forces abducted journalist Nasser al-Lahham during a raid, prompting widespread condemnation from Palestinian political and media circles.
- Taken together, about 1,000 Palestinians and over 230 journalists have been killed in West Bank operations, underscoring a severe human rights crisis and press suppression.
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Israeli Forces Arrest Al Mayadeen Bureau Chief in Palestine Amid Broader Crackdown on Independent Media - teleSUR English
In a continued campaign to silence independent media, Israeli occupation forces arrested Nasser al-Lahham, bureau chief of the pan-Arab outlet Al Mayadeen, during a violent pre-dawn raid on his home in Beit Lahm, in the southern West Bank. The incident is the latest escalation in Israel’s efforts to suppress reporting that challenges official narratives of its military operations in Gaza and across the occupied territories. RELATED: Vessel Attac…
IDF arrests Palestinian newspaper's editor-in-chief in West Bank, outlet reports
Dr. Nasser Laham also manages the West Bank offices of Al-Mayadeen, a Lebanese channel affiliated with Hezbollah. He was arrested overnight by Israeli forces at his home near Bethlehem, and is expected in Ofer military court Thursday for a detention hearing
In a new attack on the media covering and denouncing the Israeli genocide in the territories of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, Israeli forces arrested the head of Al Mayadeen's office in occupied Palestine Nasser al-Laham. READ ALSO: Israeli regime intensifies raids in Jerusalem and aggressions in the West Bank The arrest of the head of the Arab chain occurred during a raid on his home in Beit Lahm, south of the West Bank, which took place ea…
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