RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories: Israeli forces on Wednesday detained a Palestinian journalist who worked for news outlets including AFP, his family and witnesses said, in the latest arrest of a reporter in the West Bank.
Mohammed Awad, 38, who has shot videos for AFP in the occupied Palestinian territory, was taken away from his home near Ramallah at 6:00 am, his wife Iman Shalash said.
Israeli soldiers “blindfolded him, handcuffed him and took him” to a military vehicle, said Shalash.
Awad unreachable
The Israeli military, contacted by AFP multiple times on the reasons for Awad’s detention, did not immediately comment. Awad was not reachable.
