The media Al-Araby al-Jadeed, based in London, announced Tuesday the release of one of its Palestinian journalists detained by Israel since December, who it said had been tortured. Journalist Diaa Al-Kahlout, a Gaza correspondent for pan-Arab media, was one of dozens of Palestinians arrested in early December by Israel in the northern Gaza Strip and whose images were broadcast on Israeli television channels.
They were seen in their underwear, blindfolded, under the guard of Israeli soldiers. These images made the rounds on social networks and sparked a lively controversy. The Israeli army had cited security reasons to justify its actions, presenting the detainees as Hamas fighters, which the Palestinian Islamic movement had denied, denouncing “lies”.
Mr. Kahlout was released in the Gaza Strip, he said Al-Araby al-Jadeed, a news site belonging to a Qatari media group. The journalist, 37, told his employer he had faced “unspeakably harsh” conditions from the “moment” he was arrested. He claimed to have been beaten and tortured. According to the NGO Reporters Without Borders (RSF), after his arrest, the journalist was briefly detained in Eshel prison in southern Israel and subjected to torture.
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2024-01-12 21:07:28
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