He has accused the Gazan government of torturing him in prison in retaliation for his critical Facebook posts .
Al - Aloul and another journalist , Ramzi Herzallah , were detained from 3 -- 12 January 2016 by Hamas .
Al - Aloul has accused the Gazan government of torturing Al - Aloul in prison in retaliation for Al - Aloul 's critical Facebook posts .
Al - Aloul and another journalist , Ramzi Herzallah , were detained from 3 -- 12 January 2016 by Hamas .