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BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- Israeli forces detained 17 Palestinians across the West Bank and East Jerusalem overnight Wednesday, locals and Israel's army said.

In Salfit, Israeli troops detained Raed Abdullah Rayyan, Ibrahim Samih Asi, Aysar Samih Asi, Adam Yusuf Rayyan, Ahmad Harb Rayyan and Wahbi Mufid Rayyan after ransacking their homes.

Three teenagers were detained in the Hebron district while two men identified as Imad Hamdi Abu Mariya, 37, and Muhammad Bregeith were detained in Beit Ummar.

Hamdi Nadi Abu Sneina, 18, was detained in Hebron city, while 50-year-old Jamil Ali Khamaysa was arrested in Jenin.

In the Bethlehem-area village of Husan, Israeli forces detained Ramadan Othman Sabatin after a large military force raided the area.

Palestinian child Noor Salim al-Shalabi was detained in Jerusalem's Old City.

Israeli military forces routinely raid the occupied West Bank, usually at night, and detain Palestinians on the pretext of security questioning.

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