Palestinian journalist Abdulkader Abu Shehadeh released after arbitrary arrest in Jaffa

Published at: 09/11/2026 10:55 AM

Palestinian journalist Abdulkader Abu Shehadeh was released without charge after being arrested by the Israeli police and the Shin Bet intelligence service in the city of Jaffa, where the authorities accused him of allegedly “communicating with a foreign agent” after conducting an interview on the Palestinian political reality.

According to a report released by the Telesur network, the Tel Aviv Court of First Instance rejected the police request to extend preventive detention and ordered his immediate release, after which the journalist reported that his case responds to a systematic policy of intimidation and persecution against activists and the independent press.

In this regard, the released journalist called for global solidarity in defense of fundamental freedoms: “We urge the international community to stand together in defense of democracy, justice and equal rights for the Palestinian people.”

Several journalistic unions and human rights organizations ratified their demand to cease attacks against media workers who make the situation in the occupied territories visible.

Mazo News Team