UK raises case of British activist detained by settlers in West Bank with Israel
The UK Foreign Office has raised the case as Israeli police hold Joughin over a suspected assault, while activists deny any inappropriate behaviour.
- On Saturday, Israeli settlers forcibly detained British activist Finn Joughin in the West Bank village of Umm al-Kheir, later transferring him to Israel Police custody.
- The confrontation began when Joughin allegedly attempted to shield Palestinian children from a fence during a dispute with settler children, according to witnesses and footage.
- Israeli police are investigating allegations of an indecent act against a minor, while Joughin's lawyer, Inbar Shaked Vardi, claims he was locked in a shed for 30 minutes before police arrived.
- British embassy officials have raised the case with Israeli authorities, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog condemned the broader surge in West Bank settler violence.
- Joughin was scheduled to appear in a Jerusalem court on Sunday, with his family telling the BBC he faced deportation from Israel on Monday.
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Armed Israeli Settlers Kidnap British Activist
Armed Israeli settlers kidnapped a British activist in the illegally occupied West Bank on Saturday, before locking him in a shed and then handing him over to police, his lawyer said. Finn Joughin, 22, was trying to prevent settlers from dismantling a fence in the Palestinian village of Umm al-Khair when two men dragged him […]
British activist remains in Israeli custody over suspected minor assault during West Bank clash
Finn Joughin was detained Saturday after an encounter involving a child in Umm al-Kheir. Police said late Saturday that he was being held “on suspicion of performing an indecent act against a minor.”
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Lawyer says Finn Joughin was trying to protect Palestinian property but was assaulted and held in shed for 30 minutes while his attackers were not questioned
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