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Israeli authorities detain US-Palestinian journalist in the West Bank

Israeli authorities detained a Palestinian-American journalist on Tuesday at the Tequ' checkpoint in Bethlehem, according to her sister and a colleague. She was reportedly returning from a reporting assignment covering settler violence in the occupied West Bank. Israeli authorities have not publicly confirmed the detention or stated the grounds for her arrest.

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WhereWest Bank
31.913, 35.180 ±120 km
First reported39 days ago
Published2026-09-16 10:09 UTC
Sources4
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Reports2Independent tellings2
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Global Event Monitor. Israeli authorities detain US-Palestinian journalist in the West Bank. 2026-09-16T10:09:45.918Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:2449. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-09-16/israeli-military-abducted-iranian-tv-journalist-near-bethlehem-press-tv-c36b7207

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