Israeli Forces Detain 4 Palestinians in West Bank, Minor in East Jerusalem

Israeli forces detained four Palestinians, including a student, in the West Bank area, and a minor in the East Jerusalem’s town of Silwan, said local and security sources.

News ID: 442765

Date: 01 January 2019 - 13:39

RNA - Israeli forces detained two minors aged 15 during a military raid into the town of Beit Ummar, South of the West Bank district of Hebron, WAFA reported.

Forces stormed the town of Beit Ummar at dawn and carried out raid and search operations into residents’ homes before detaining two minors. They were led to Etzion detention center to the north of the town.

Forces also detained a 15-year-old student while he was present near his school in the town of Nahalin West of Bethlehem, in the Southern West Bank.

The army also detained a shepherd while he was grazing his sheep in Ein al-Hilwa Bedouin community, in the Northern Jordan Valley area, said Aref Daraghmeh, who monitors settlement activates in the area.

Meanwhile, Israeli police detained a 16-year-old minor in the East Jerusalem’s town of Silwan and transferred him to an interrogation center in Jerusalem City.

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