Palestinian Authority and Fatah media reported Saturday that journalist Mohib Al-Nawati disappeared in Syria on January 5th, a few days after he arrived in the country to work on a report about Hamas and asked for a meeting with Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal. Close associates of Al-Nawati say Hamas's political bureau is behind his disappearance.
The reporter's family lives in Gaza and Norway. The Palestinian Authority, its journalists union and the Norwegian embassy in Damascus are engaged in the search for him.