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Israeli police released Palestinian journalist and activist Abed Abu Shehadeh on Sunday, 8 November 2026, after five days in custody, and no charges were filed against him. He is an Israeli citizen who was arrested last Wednesday after police and Shin Bet officials raided his Jaffa home on the pretext of contact with a foreign agent. Haaretz reported that Abu Shehadeh had travelled to Qatar before the election to interview former Balad MK Azmi Bishara, who is suspected of aiding Hezbollah, and that police and the Shin Bet declined to seek an extension of his detention. Abu Shehadeh told Arab48 that his arrest was politically motivated.