Reuters Journalist Held by Israel for 2 Weeks

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Reuters Journalist Held in Israel Almost Two Weeks 

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli forces were still holding Reuters
cameraman Jussry al-Jamal on Sunday, almost two weeks after he was
detained by the army.

Israeli authorities provided no new information about Jamal, 23, who
it says is being questioned on suspicion of assisting Palestinian
militants.

Jamal was arrested along with Mazen Dana, another Palestinian
cameraman working for Reuters, in the West Bank city of Hebron on
April 30. Dana was freed the next day.

The army has given no further details of the allegations against
Jamal and has not said where he is being held.

Reuters has repeatedly demanded his release, describing his treatment
as "a blatant violation of international standards of conduct" toward
journalists.

Jamal and several other journalists were arrested during a military
offensive which Israel launched in the West Bank after Palestinian
suicide attacks killed scores of Israelis during the more than
19-month-old uprising against Israeli occupation.

 
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