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RAMALLAH (Ma'an) -- Israeli forces detained 11 Palestinian teenagers in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem early Wednesday, the Palestinian Prisoner's Society said.

In Hebron, soldiers detained Muhammad Munqith Abu Atwan, Ahmad Hreibat, Ahmad Awad, Rashid Awada, Qusayy al-Atrash, Muamin Abu Hawwash and Ahmad Shanan.

Salim Abbasi and Ali Abbasi were arrested in Silwan while Faysal Abu al-Hawa and Muhammad Abu al-Hawa were detained in al-Tur.

All of the detainees are teenagers, the PPS said.

Israeli forces routinely detain Palestinians in East Jerusalem and the West Bank, usually under the pretext of security questioning.

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JERUSALEM (Ma'an) -- Israeli forces on Wednesday arrested a Palestinian child in Jerusalem and a Palestinian youth at the Allenby Bridge.

Israeli police arrested Mahmoud Dawuod Abu al-Hawa, 10, from in front of his home in the al-Tur area of East Jerusalem.

A police officer reportedly told his mother to bring 750 shekels and to follow them to the police station in order to secure his release.

Amjad Abu Asab, the head of the families of Jerusalem Detainees Committee, said Israeli forces also detained Islam Bkeirat at the Allenby Bridge crossing from Jordan.

Bkeirat was reportedly taken to the Neve Yaakov police station.

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