Palestinian Journalist, Muhammed Al-Halayqa, Tried by Israeli Occupation Forces, Five Months After Kidnapping

The Israeli army trial of a Palestinian Journalist

Monday May 26, 2008 12:29 by Ghassan Bannoura - IMEMC News

The Israeli occupation army is expected to start the trail of a Palestinian journalist on Monday, after kidnapping him five moths ago.

Muhammed Al-Halayqa, 25, used to work as a cameraman for the Al-Qasa TV, he was kidnapped from his family home located in the southern West Bank city of Hebron last December.

The Israeli army says that Al-Halayqa is charged with covering news for a Hamas affiliated TV station.

Before working in Al-Qasa TV, which is based in Gaza, Al-Halayqa used to work as a Cameraman and a Producer for Al-Mahd TV (Nativity) located in the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem.

Few days before the army kidnapped him Al-Halayqa was also arrested by the Palestinian Authority forces in Hebron for the same reason.

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