How six months in Israeli jail changed this Palestinian journalist’s life forever Submitted by Mojahid Nawahda on Tue, 06/30/2026 - 10:54 A reporter recounts torture in custody, a near-fatal stroke and his determination to bear witness A before-and-after photo of Mujahid Bani Mufleh, showing the changes to his face after six months in Israeli detention (X & Mojahid Nawahda/MEE) Off The photographs of Mujahid Bani Mufleh before and after his detention in Israel shocked many people - including himself. "It hurts to look at photographs of the person I used to be," said the prominent Palestinian journalist from the town of Beita, near Nablus in the occupied West Bank. Six months in Israeli detention without charge or trial changed him forever.