Italian authorities seek arrest validation for journalist Youssef Siher; wife also investigated

Italian authorities requested judicial validation of the arrest of Youssef Siher, a 30-year-old freelance journalist and activist, on charges including terrorism-related incitement and organized violence. His wife is also under investigation. Siher allegedly administered the social media page and Telegram channel "Movimento 17 ottobre," which prosecutors say incited youth to cause urban unrest following October 17-18 riots in Milan. His detention reportedly prevented a planned riot on October 24, and authorities cite flight risk. Investigators are analyzing seized devices to map a broader network. Genoa prosecutors are also checking possible links to a Hamas financing probe, though Siher is not named in that case. His wife, Sagia Hammoud, faces the same charges.