PALESTINIAN groups rallied in support of student and activist Somaya Falah today, demanding her immediate release from house arrest.

Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network, the Palestinian Youth Movement and Within Our Lifetime — United for Palestine called for international solidarity actions after her detention was extended for another seven days.

Ms Falah is a PhD student and researcher at the Technion from Arab al-Hib and an activist with Herak Haifa, a Palestinian youth-led movement working to defend Palestinian rights and identity.