Veteran Palestinian journalist arrested by Israeli forces

A veteran Palestinian journalist was arrested by Israel’s forces in an aggressive raid on his home in Bethlehem, occupied West Bank, on the morning of July 7th, Middle East Eye reported.

The journalist, Dr Nasser al-Lahham, has more than three decades of experience in reporting from Palestine. Al-Lahham is Ma’an News Agency’s editor-in-chief and the Al-Mayadeen TV’s office in Palestine’s director.

The raid which took place in al-Duha village, west of Bethlehem, was defined by Al-Mayadeen as “brutal and repressive.” Ma’an stated that the soldiers ransacked the 58-year-old journalist’s home and later detained him.

Middle East Eye, Ma’an News Agency, Al-Mayadeen