Israeli forces have raided the home of Palestinian journalist Ali al-Samoudi in the northern occupied West Bank, beating his son and issuing a one-hour ultimatum for the reporter to turn himself in, according to local sources.

Al-Samoudi, 59, was not present at his residence in Jenin during the military incursion, and it remained unclear whether he would comply with the order.

The veteran reporter was previously released on April 30, following a year held without charge under Israeli administrative detention.

Upon his release, al-Samoudi reported suffering severe weight loss resulting from deliberate food deprivation, accusing Israeli prison authorities of torture, physical abuse, and denial of fundamental rights.

The incident comes after Israeli forces abducted Palestinian journalists Sabri Mousa Jibril and Muath Ammarna on Thursday following raids on their residences in Bethlehem, in the southern occupied West Bank.

Media crackdowns

The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate documented 84 separate violations against media workers by Israeli forces and illegal settlers during August alone, including the death of one journalist in detention and the live-fire wounding of another.

The syndicate confirmed that documented abuses encompassed direct assaults on reporting crews, severe obstruction of field coverage, arbitrary arrests, and the deliberate destruction of journalistic equipment.

Since the launch of its genocidal war in Gaza on October 7, 2023, Israel has escalated sweeping search-and-arrest incursions across the occupied West Bank, alongside surging settler attacks and large-scale demolitions of Palestinian homes and civil infrastructure.

According to data compiled by the Palestinian Prisoners Society, more than 9,400 Palestinians remain held inside Israeli detention facilities, including 370 children and 92 women, with human rights organisations warning that detainees endure systemic torture, physical mistreatment, and severe medical neglect.