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JENIN (Ma’an) -- Israeli forces detained five Palestinians across the West Bank overnight Monday, an army spokesman said.

Troops raided Qabatiya, south of Jenin, at dawn and detained Mohammad Talal Zakarneh, 21, and Mohammad Ameen Nazzal, 20, residents told Ma'an.

Israeli forces clashed with residents of Duheisha refugee camp in Bethlehem during an arrest raid, witnesses told Ma'an.

Youth threw stones at troops who responded with tear gas and live fire, they said.

Soldiers took over the home of the al-Zaghari family and deployed on their roof, they added.

A military spokesman said one person was detained in Duheisha, where forces responded to rock hurling with riot dispersal means but not live fire.

Two people were detained overnight in Qabatiya and another seized in Qalqiliya, he said.

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