❗️️Israeli police detain Palestinian journalist Abed el-Qader Abu Shehadeh from Jaffa amid intensified crackdown on journalists Israeli police arrested Palestinian journalist Abed el-Qader Abu Shehadeh after raiding his home in Jaffa in the 1948 territories shortly after midnight on Wednesday, 4 November, taking him to an undisclosed location, according to Arab 48, where he serves on the editorial board. Israeli police initially refused to disclose his whereabouts, denied knowledge of the arrest, and ignored lawyers' attempts to locate him. Attorney Afnan Khalifa later traced him to an Israeli intelligence facility in Petah Tikva, according to Arab 48. Activists called for a solidarity gathering outside the Tel Aviv Magistrate's Court, where a hearing on extending his detention was expected at 1 pm. The Arab Center for Media Freedom, Development and Research (I'lam) condemned the arrest and demanded his release, warning that concealing his whereabouts deprived him of contact with his lawyers and family. The organization stressed that detention must not be used to intimidate journalists or suppress freedom of expression. Abu Shehadeh, who holds a master's degree in political science, heads podcast programming at Arab 48, hosts the political and intellectual podcast Al-Midan, and chairs Jaffa's elected Islamic body. Meanwhile, Israeli occupation forces rearrested Palestinian journalist Hazem Nasser, 36, from his home in Shuweika, north of Tulkarem in the occupied West Bank, early Wednesday, less than two weeks after his release from over two years of administrative detention. Both arrests come as Israel intensifies restrictions on Palestinian journalists across the occupied territories since October 2023, amid the killing of journalists and media workers during Israel's war on Gaza.