LONDON, March 11, 2010 (WAFA)- A UK Foreign Office (FCO) spokesperson announced the release of British journalist Paul Martin held by Hamas in Gaza.
The spokesperson said in a statement: 'We can confirm that the British film maker Paul Martin, who has been held by Hamas in Gaza for the last 26 days, was released this morning to British Consular officials and is now in the care of the British Consulate in Jerusalem.”
“Our consular staff in Gaza have been in regular contact with him throughout his detention. We have also been in regular contact with Mr Martin’s family in the UK and we are sure they will be relieved to hear the news,' he concluded.
In the meantime, a British parliamentary delegation that returned from the Gaza Strip on Monday has welcomed the release of journalist Paul Martin, after the group raised his detention with Hamas officials.
