On June 27, 2023, Israeli forces arrested Palestinian journalist Mohammed Mona, 43, of Sanad News Agency, from his home in Nablus, northern West Bank. He was detained without charge under administrative detention for 22 months, until his release on April 17, 2025.
Mona told CPJ that he endured physical and psychological abuse, especially after October 7, 2023, when prison conditions for Palestinian detainees worsened significantly. He reported being beaten, and being subject to instances of verbal abuse, humiliation, and harassment by prison guards.
He told CPJ that Israeli authorities denied family and lawyer visits, deprived him of medical treatment, and limited his access to food, leading to a weight loss of 43 kilograms.
The Israeli Prison Service moved Mona from Huwwara military camp to Megiddo Prison, and finally to Gilboa Prison, from which he was released. Before his release, Israeli officers threatened him with further detention should he resume his journalism work.