The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) called for the immediate release of Palestinian journalist Diaa Al-Kahlout, who was detained by Israeli forces in the northern Gaza Strip, Anadolu Agency reports.

In a statement, the CPJ said that it is “alarmed by reports that Israeli authorities arrested Alaraby Aljadeed journalist Diaa Al-Kahlout in Gaza along with members of his family, and calls for his immediate release.”

Kahlout along with an unknown number of his family members were arrested yesterday in the Al-Souk area of Beit Lahya, northern Gaza.

Sherif Mansour, CPJ’s Middle East and North Africa program coordinator, said: “We are deeply concerned by reports of the arrest of journalist Diaa Al-Kahlout in northern Gaza along with his family members.”

“The Israeli army should disclose his location and release him immediately,” he added.