The UK has raised with Israel the case of a British student activist detained in the occupied West Bank, after he was arrested in the Palestinian village of Umm Al-Kheir.
Finn Joughin, 22, was identified as the British national involved. He is described as a student activist and was arrested in Umm Al-Kheir, a Palestinian village in the West Bank.
The case has been taken up with Israeli authorities, according to the available information. The matter concerns the detention of a British citizen in a politically sensitive area, making it a consular and diplomatic issue for the UK.
The supplied details do not state when the arrest took place, what reason was given for the arrest, whether any charges have been made, or what Mr Joughin’s current legal position is.
The latest known development is that the UK has raised the case with Israel. No further official outcome or response is included in the available material.
