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RAMALLAH (Ma'an) -- Israeli forces detained three Palestinians, including a minor, from the southern and central occupied West Bank, on predawn Sunday.

According to Palestine Prisoner's Society (PPS), Israeli forces detained one Palestinian in the southern West Bank district of Bethlehem. He was identified as Amar Raafat al-Ziyah.

In the central West Bank district of Ramallah, two Palestinians were detained. They were identified as 14-year-old Yousef Ali Abu Awad, who was detained on his way home from school, and Muad Muhammad Samaha, 30.

According to prisoners rights group Addameer, there are 5,400 Palestinian prisoners being held in Israeli prisons, including 215 minors, 30 of whom under 16 years old.