Israeli Forces Detain 14 Palestinians in West Bank, Three in Jerusalem

Rasa - Israeli forces detained 14 Palestinians from various West Bank districts, in addition to three others, including a minor, in East Jerusalem.

News ID: 429188

Date: 24 April 2017 - 23:36

RNA - Israeli army detained eight Palestinians in the Tulkarem area after raiding and searching their homes, including two youths aged 18 and secretary of the Fatah movement Ismael Jamil Hamamra, 48, WAFA reported.

Forces further detained three other youths in Tulkarem’s Noor Shams refugee camp after raiding and searching their family homes.

Three more Palestinian minors were detained in Hebron’s old city, for their alleged possession of a knife. The minors were handcuffed and taken to nearby Beit Romano Israeli settlement.

Meanwhile, Israeli police detained two Palestinian students from inside al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem. They were taken to a detention and interrogation center in Jerusalem’s old town.

Police further detained a 16-year-old boy from inside his family home in the East Jerusalem town of Silwan.

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