The son of West Bank journalist Ali al-Samoudi says the IDF wanted to silence his father.
Earlier this week Israel Defence Forces detained the prominent Palestinian journalist Ali al-Samoudi after a raid in the city of Jenin. Israel says Samoudi was "identified with the Islamic Jihad terrorist organisation" and is "suspected in the transfer of funds" to it. We speak to his son Mohammed, who rejects these claims, saying Mr al-Samoudi was targeted for his prolific work in the occupied West Bank.
Also on the programme: Republican congressman Don Bacon urges President Trump to step up military for Kyiv after g the US-Ukraine minerals deal; and Oxford University awards a posthumous degree to its first indigenous female student, more than 100 years after she began her studies.
ing Julian Marshall in the studio is Karin Von Hippel, chair of defence and security practice at Arden Strategies, and the freelance journalist and author Joshua Hammer.
(Photo: Palestinian journalist Ali al-Samoudi. Credit: Palestinian Journalists Syndicate)
