William Booth, the Jerusalem bureau chief for the Washington Post, was detained on Tuesday by Israeli police near Damascus Gate in the Old City of Jerusalem.

An employee of the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) was also reportedly questioned by police for approximately one hour before being released. The two were allegedly suspected of incitement.

Israeli police reported that Booth had been taken into custody over suspicions the journalist had been paying local Arabs to riot.

The two were reportedly speaking with local Arabs just outside of the Old City before being detained by police.