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HEBRON (Ma’an) -- Israeli forces briefly detained two youths in Hebron town Beit Ummar on Sunday evening, activists said.

Forces seized Muhammad Ali Abu Ayyash, 14, and Muhammad Ibrahim Abu Ayyash, 25, after raiding a vegetable store near the main entrance to the town, local committee spokesman Muhammad Ayyad Awad said.

Relatives gathered around the military jeep holding them and troops dispersed the crowd with tear gas and stun grenades, Awad said.

Muhammad's mother, May, 35, Badriyya Muhammad Sabarna, 75, and Ahmad Muhammad Abu Ayyash, 55, were injured, he added.

The youths were later released from Gush Etzion military base.

An Israeli military spokesman said he was not aware of any detentions or disturbances in Beit Ummar.