Israel frees jailed Palestinian journalist - Middle East - Al Jazeera English:
Jerusalem — A Palestinian citizen of Israel who was detained last week for traveling to Lebanon has been released from jail, but remains under house arrest and could face prison time for visiting "an enemy state".
Majd Kayyal, a journalist and activist from the northern city of Haifa, was arrested on Saturday at the Allenby bridge while returning from Beirut. He was invited there to attend a conference marking the 40th anniversary of Lebanese newspaper, As-Safir.
Kayyal works as an online editor for Adalah, a legal centre for Palestinian rights in Israel.
He was held incommunicado in a windowless cell for several days, and denied access to lawyers until Wednesday. A gag order barred the Israeli media from discussing the case until Thursday, when it was lifted. Kayyal was released to house arrest later that evening.
He is also banned from traveling abroad for one month, and from using the internet or contacting anyone outside of Israel.
Kayyal was arrested on Saturday at the Allenby bridge on his way back from Lebanon [AP]
