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NABLUS (Ma'an) -- Israeli forces detained five Palestinians overnight Thursday in raids across the West Bank, the army said.

Soldiers detained two people in Idhna, west of Hebron, two in Nablus and another in al-Khader south of Bethlehem, a military spokeswoman told Ma'an.

In Nablus, in the northern West Bank, locals said soldiers raided the city after midnight and detained 31-year-old Muamar Jamous and Sami al-Bazan.

They were taken to the Huwwara military base south of the city, locals told Ma'an.

In al-Khader, forces detained 21-year-old Marwan Issa during a raid on his home. Issa's brother was issued a warrant to appear at Israel's military base in Etzion, a Ma'an reporter said.

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