Bethlehem: A Palestinian news agency announced on Monday that its editor-in-chief was detained by the Israeli military in the West Bank. The Maan agency reported that Israeli authorities have ordered the detention of the editor, Nasser Lahham, until Thursday.
According to Ghana News Agency, the arrest occurred late on Monday at Lahham's residence in the village of al-Doha, near Bethlehem. The Israeli military has stated that a 'wanted person' was apprehended in Bethlehem, but has not provided any specific details regarding the reasons behind the journalist's detention.
Nasser Lahham serves as the head of the Bethlehem office of the Lebanese al-Mayadeen television station, which is known to have affiliations with the pro-Iranian Hezbollah militia. The station is prohibited from operating in Israel and the occupied Palestinian Territories.
