The Israeli occupation authorities issued an administrative detention order against journalist Ali Al-Samoudi (58 years old) from Jenin, for a period of six months, bringing the number of journalists administratively detained in the occupation prisons to (20) journalists, who are among (50) male and female journalists whom the occupation continues to detain since the beginning of the war of extermination.

A joint statement issued by the Commission of Prisoners' Affairs and the Prisoners' Club, today, Thursday, clarified that this data includes only those who were arrested after the war of extermination, noting that there are (6) journalists detained before the start of the war on October 7, 2023.

The Commission and the Club added that journalist Al-Samoudi was subjected to torture following his arrest on April 29. He was initially detained in a military barracks in Jenin, then transferred to Al-Jalameh detention center and later to Megiddo prison, where he is being held today.

The Commission and the Club noted that Al-Samoudi's arrest and transfer to administrative detention comes amid the occupation's continued escalation in targeting journalists through arrests, specifically through the systematic policy of administrative detention, which constitutes the most prominent crime that witnessed a historical transformation after the genocide, or through arrests on the basis of what the occupation claims is "incitement."

The Commission and the Club hold the occupation responsible for the life and fate of journalist Samoudi, who suffers from numerous health problems and previous injuries, especially with his continued detention in Megiddo Prison, which is a symbol of systematic medical crimes, along with many other systematic crimes, which have been a central reason for the deaths of many prisoners and detainees.