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NABLUS (Ma'an) -- Israeli forces on Wednesday evening raided Nablus and arrested a student leader affiliated with Hamas, locals said.

Locals told Ma'an that Israeli army vehicles raided the northern West Bank city from the south at al-Toor area and from the east at al-Quds street and arrested Abd al-Rahman Hindiya, 26.

Hindiya was arrested from al-Baloor area and was taken to an unknown destination.

An Israeli military spokesman did not immediately return calls seeking comment.

The internationally recognized Palestinian territories of which the West Bank and East Jerusalem form a part have been occupied by the Israeli military since 1967.