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Over 20 detained in Jerusalem in last 2 days

12:00 Mar 31 2015 Jerusalem

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JERUSALEM (Ma'an) -- Israeli forces have detained over 20 Palestinians in the past two days in Jerusalem, locals and eyewitnesses told Ma'an.

On Tuesday, Israeli police detained Hijazi Abu Sbeih, Yasir Najib, Wisam Sadir, and Adli Naser al-Deen from their homes and shops in the old city.

Additionally, three female Palestinian citizens of Israel were detained at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound, one of whom was identified as Nahla Siam.

Siam was later released and banned from Al-Aqsa for three months, while Najib and Naser al-Deen were banned for 12 days. Elsewhere, Ahmad al-Sharabati, who was recently detained, was released and banned from Al-Aqsa for 30 days.

Israeli police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld told Ma'an he had no information on any of the incidents.

Tuesday's arrests came less than two days after Israeli forces detained 10 Palestinians across East Jerusalem, including two 15-year-old teenagers Abed Issa and Omar Mazen Abu Asab. Separately, two brothers were detained from the occupied East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan, a lawyer from Addameer, Muhammad Mahmoud, told Ma'an.

Tensions have continued in occupied East Jerusalem in recent weeks, including Silwan where the Israeli municipality issued five demolition orders to Palestinian homes last week.

Palestinian neighborhoods of occupied East Jerusalem have seen increasing numbers of settlers, many of which move to the area with the assistance of organizations that facilitate the purchase and takeover of Palestinian homes in an effort to "Judaize Jerusalem."

In October last year, hardline settlers moved into 35 apartments in Silwan, sparking anger and consternation among locals.

Recently re-elected Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged to build thousands of homes for Jewish settlers in occupied East Jerusalem, in order to prevent any territorial concessions that would lead to the establishment there of a Palestinian capital.
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