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IDF Detains Palestinian Journalist for Year Without Questioning on Terror Charges
The IDF held Ali al-Samoudi in administrative detention for around one year before releasing him without trial. CNN reported that he was never questioned about allegations of ties to Islamic Jihad. The military has not responded to the allegations or to figures on detained Palestinian journalists.
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The IDF detained Palestinian journalist Ali al-Samoudi for around a year without questioning him about the terror charges cited for his arrest, according to a CNN report broadcast over the weekend. CNN aired video of an interview with al-Samoudi following his unconditional release in which he stated that he was never questioned on the charges.
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The network reported that he is one of 105 Palestinian journalists detained and imprisoned since October 7, 2023, with the majority held without charge, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists. If the figures are accurate, they would place Israel as the third-worst jailer of journalists in 2025, behind China and Myanmar, the Committee to Protect Journalists said.
Thirty-three Palestinian journalists remain imprisoned in Israel, the organization reported.
During the war, the IDF has accused some Palestinian reporters of links to terror groups. In certain cases it has carried out targeted killings of those deemed sufficiently dangerous, while in others it has placed them in administrative detention. Administrative detention does not involve a standard criminal trial.
Israel has stated that the measure is required when key evidence comes from intelligence sources and methods that cannot be disclosed without compromising them. Administrative detainees are typically released within six months to two years. Al-Samoudi was held for about one year before his release.
