Key Facts

• Ali al-Samoudi is a well-known Palestinian journalist who was arrested by Israeli forces in the West Bank.
• The Israeli military said Samoudi was linked to the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist organization and suspected him of sending money to it, but did not provide any evidence.
• Al-Samoudi's health worsened after his arrest, and he was moved to an Israeli hospital.
• His family denies his involvement in any terrorist activities.
• Israeli authorities have not informed the family about which hospital he is in or any other details about his condition.
• Al-Samoudi is scheduled to appear before a military court next Tuesday.
• Also on Tuesday, the Israeli military announced that it had detained 24 individuals, including three from Jenin, who they claim were involved in transferring funds to terrorist organizations.
• According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, since October 2023, Israeli forces have arrested at least 79 journalists in the West Bank and Gaza, while Palestinian authorities have arrested five others.
• The same organization says 176 journalists, nearly all of them Palestinian, have been killed in Israel, Gaza, the West Bank, and Lebanon during the war.