Alaa Al-Mashrawi

Director of Al-Mashreq News, Alaa Al-Mashrawi is a vocal critic who writes opinion pieces and columns in solidarity with Palestinians. In 2020, he wrote an article calling for the boycott of the telecommunications company Jawwal. He was arrested by Hamas Internal Security Forces in 2021 and held for 78 days on unknown charges. Though he was released in January 2022, the reason for his arrest is still unclear.