Israeli forces arrest prominent Palestinian journalist in West Bank

Ali al-Samoudi, who has worked extensively with Western media, was detained during what the Israeli military said were counter-terrorism raids.

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Ali al-Samoudi, who has worked extensively with Western media, was detained during a raid on his son's home in the northern city of Jenin early on Tuesday.

The 58-year-old was interrogated for half an hour at an unknown location and was later transferred to an Israeli hospital due to a deterioration in his health, his son Mohammed said.

The Israeli military said Samoudi was "identified with the [Palestinian] Islamic Jihad terrorist organisation" and "suspected in the transfer of funds" to it, without giving any evidence.

His family strongly denied his involvement and said that in his long career he had never previously faced such an accusation.