Israeli military forces detained Dr. Nasser al-Lahham, a veteran Palestinian journalist and director of the Al-Mayadeen channel's Palestine office, during a pre-dawn raid on his home in Doha, near Bethlehem, in the occupied West Bank on July 7, 2025. The raid involved Israeli soldiers storming the residence, destroying furniture, confiscating personal belongings including computers and mobile phones, and conducting a search reportedly led by the Shin Bet, Israel's internal security agency. Dr. al-Lahham also serves as the editor-in-chief of the Palestinian Ma'an News Agency and manages Al-Mayadeen's West Bank offices. Al-Mayadeen is a Lebanese channel affiliated with Hezbollah. The detention has drawn condemnation from Palestinian journalist groups, who described it as part of a broader Israeli campaign against Palestinian media, aimed at silencing independent Palestinian voices. The Israeli military has not publicly commented on the arrest. Dr. al-Lahham's detention has been extended until Thursday by the West Bank's Ofer Court.