Israel to release Belfast man

Israeli security services are expected to release Belfast man, John Morgan, who was arrested near Ramallah at the weekend on suspicion of training Palestinian militants.

John Morgan writes for the Irish language newspaper Lá and is a member of the Ireland Palestine solidarity movement.

He had travelled to the region to arrange a cultural exchange program and to research articles.

Isreali officials said he had been mistaken for someone else with a similar name and had co-operated fully with their investigation.