Aboud Battah, a 17-year-old Palestinian journalist, was arrested by the Israeli military&nbsp;on Friday (Oct 25) near the besieged Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza.

Battah was well known for his steadfast documentation of the Israeli occupation in Gaza since October of 2023.

Head of Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor (A Swedish NGO) Ramy Abdu said that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF)&nbsp;subjected him to torture, and then took him to an unknown location, noting that "there are serious concerns for his life."

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According to the Middle East Eye, Battah is one of the many Palestinians who were arrested by the IDF during their ongoing invasion of the besieged Kamal Adwan Hospital in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip.&nbsp;

The Ministry of Health in Gaza reports that Israeli forces have invaded Kamal Adwan Hospital, holding hundreds of patients, medical staff, and displaced neighbours seeking refuge from ongoing bombardments.

Several children were also killed after the IDF bombed the main oxygen station.&nbsp;

Just hours before his arrest, Battah shared an Instagram story showing bombed residential blocks in Jabalia.

<h2>A 'happy face'&nbsp;storyteller&nbsp;</h2>

Battah is originally from northern Gaza and is known for his "powerful voice" during the ongoing war.&nbsp;

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He has shared various stories related to the war with a mix of sarcasm.&nbsp;

He grabbed the attention of the internet, especially in the Middle East, after a United States-based non-profit organisation Unicorn Riot featured his story in which he talked about the "forced starvation" in Gaza amidst the war.&nbsp;

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In the story, he talked about how Palestinians were foraging for basic sustenance, and how the native flora was helping people survive.

Battah won hearts on the internet via his "happy" style of narrating a story as in all his stories he was seen smiling even when he was talking about "brutal killings" in Gaza.&nbsp; 
 
(With inputs from agencies)

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Aboud Battah, a 17-year-old Palestinian journalist, was arrested by the Israeli military on Friday (Oct 25) near the besieged Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza.

Aboud Battah, a 17-year-old Palestinian journalist, was arrested by the Israeli military on Friday (Oct 25) near the besieged Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza. Battah was well known for his steadfast documentation of the Israeli occupation in Gaza since October of 2023. Head of Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor (A Swedish NGO) Ramy Abdu said that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) subjected him to torture, and then took him to an unknown location, noting that "there are serious concerns for his life." Also read | Lebanon reports 3 media workers killed in Israeli strike According to the Middle East Eye, Battah is one of the many Palestinians who were arrested by the IDF during their ongoing invasion of the besieged Kamal Adwan Hospital in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip. The Ministry of Health in Gaza reports that Israeli forces have invaded Kamal Adwan Hospital, holding hundreds of patients, medical staff, and displaced neighbours seeking refuge from ongoing bombardments. Several children were also killed after the IDF bombed the main oxygen station. Just hours before his arrest, Battah shared an Instagram story showing bombed residential blocks in Jabalia. A 'happy face' storyteller Battah is originally from northern Gaza and is known for his "powerful voice" during the ongoing war. Also read | Gaza defence agency reports 20 killed in Israeli strikes on Khan Yunis He has shared various stories related to the war with a mix of sarcasm. He grabbed the attention of the internet, especially in the Middle East, after a United States-based non-profit organisation Unicorn Riot featured his story in which he talked about the "forced starvation" in Gaza amidst the war. Resisting Starvation in Gaza || The First in a Series ‘Visualizing an Era of Genocide’ As the genocidal campaign in Gaza continues, Israel’s use of forced starvation as a tactic is escalating. First through a total siege, then by preventing the delivery of aid, and most recently… pic.twitter.com/jJFPAC98u3 — UNICORN RIOT (@UR_Ninja) March 24, 2024 × In the story, he talked about how Palestinians were foraging for basic sustenance, and how the native flora was helping people survive. Battah won hearts on the internet via his "happy" style of narrating a story as in all his stories he was seen smiling even when he was talking about "brutal killings" in Gaza. (With inputs from agencies) Disclaimer: WION takes the utmost care to accurately and responsibly report conflicts in West Asia involving Israel, Iran, Syria, Iraq, and non-state actors like the Islamic State, among others. In this context, claims and counterclaims are being made online and offline. WION cannot independently verify the authenticity of all statements, social media posts, photos, and videos.

IDF arrests and 'abuses' teen Palestinian journalist Aboud Battah

Israeli authorities have extended by three months the detention without trial of a Palestinian journalist who had been due for release on Monday, a Palestinian NGO said on Saturday. 
 
The Ramallah-based Palestinian Prisoners Club said it had been informed by Omar Nazzal&#39;s lawyers that the senior journalists&#39; union official would not now be released at the end of his current term, on August 22. 
 
&quot;Israel is intensifying its policy of administrative detention and increasing the extensions of administrative detention,&quot; prisoners club spokeswoman Amani Sarahneh told AFP.&nbsp;&quot;In particular, it made this choice in the case of Omar.&quot; 
 
His wife Marlene Rabadi posted on Facebook: &quot;We were informed today that Omar&#39;s administrative detention has been extended by three months.&quot;&nbsp;Israeli officials could not immediately be reached for comment on Saturday, the Jewish sabbath. 
 
Nazzal was arrested on April 23 at the border between the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Jordan, from where he had been due to fly to a European Federation of Journalists gathering in Bosnia.&nbsp;A military court ordered at the time that he be placed for four months in administrative detention, an Israeli measure allowing suspects to be interned for indefinite periods without charge. 
 
Israel accuses him of &quot;participation in a terrorist organisation&quot;.&nbsp;Shin Bet security service said in April that Nazzal, 54, served in a top position at Falestine al-Youm television in Ramallah, which Israel forcibly closed on accusations of incitement to violence. 
 
Nazzal had left the broadcaster several months before his arrest, which Palestinians say is an Israeli attack on the freedom of the Palestinian press. 
 
He has been on hunger strikes since August 4 in protest against his detention, and international organisations have called for his release.&nbsp;Israel says Nazzal was detained for &quot;his involvement in terror group activities&quot;, and not &quot;because of his activity as a journalist&quot;. 
 
The Palestinian journalists&#39; union says that another 19 Palestinian journalists and students of journalism are in Israeli prisons, one of them for more than 20 years. 
 
(AFP)

Israel accuses him of 'participation in a terrorist organisation', while Palestinians call it an attack on freedom of the press

Israeli authorities have extended by three months the detention without trial of a Palestinian journalist who had been due for release on Monday, a Palestinian NGO said on Saturday. The Ramallah-based Palestinian Prisoners Club said it had been informed by Omar Nazzal's lawyers that the senior journalists' union official would not now be released at the end of his current term, on August 22. "Israel is intensifying its policy of administrative detention and increasing the extensions of administrative detention," prisoners club spokeswoman Amani Sarahneh told AFP. "In particular, it made this choice in the case of Omar." His wife Marlene Rabadi posted on Facebook: "We were informed today that Omar's administrative detention has been extended by three months." Israeli officials could not immediately be reached for comment on Saturday, the Jewish sabbath. Nazzal was arrested on April 23 at the border between the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Jordan, from where he had been due to fly to a European Federation of Journalists gathering in Bosnia. A military court ordered at the time that he be placed for four months in administrative detention, an Israeli measure allowing suspects to be interned for indefinite periods without charge. Israel accuses him of "participation in a terrorist organisation". Shin Bet security service said in April that Nazzal, 54, served in a top position at Falestine al-Youm television in Ramallah, which Israel forcibly closed on accusations of incitement to violence. Nazzal had left the broadcaster several months before his arrest, which Palestinians say is an Israeli attack on the freedom of the Palestinian press. He has been on hunger strikes since August 4 in protest against his detention, and international organisations have called for his release. Israel says Nazzal was detained for "his involvement in terror group activities", and not "because of his activity as a journalist". The Palestinian journalists' union says that another 19 Palestinian journalists and students of journalism are in Israeli prisons, one of them for more than 20 years. (AFP)

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