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Palestinian American woman held without charge by Israeli military
Published 13 June 2026 ¡ world
Soldiers arrested university student Sama Safi, 20, along with members of Palestinian womenâs national soccer team A 20-year-old Palestinian American woman has been held in
Soldiers arrested university student Sama Safi, 20, along with members of Palestinian womenâs national soccer team A 20-year-old Palestinian American woman has been held in Israeli military detention for nearly two weeks after Israeli soldiers stormed her family home in a pre-dawn raid on 2 June.
Sama Safi, a psychology student at Birzeit University in the occupied West Bank, has not been charged with any crimes. A spokesperson for the Israeli
military said she and three other women detained around the same time were arrested âafter promoting hostile terrorist activity and additional terrorist-related activitiesâ. Continue reading...
Published: June 13, 2026 ⢠3:30 PM IST ¡ Updated: June 13, 2026 ⢠4:09 PM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
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Soldiers arrested university student Sama Safi, 20, along with members of Palestinian womenâs national soccer team A 20-year-old Palestinian American woman has been held in Israeli military detention for nearly two weeks after Israeli soldiers stormed her family home in a pre-dawn raid on 2 June.
Sama Safi, a psychology student at Birzeit University in the occupied West Bank, has not been charged with any crimes.
A spokesperson for the Israeli military said she and three other women detained around the same time were arrested âafter promoting hostile terrorist activity and additional terrorist-related activitiesâ.