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NABLUS (Ma'an) -- Israeli forces detained three young Palestinians during a dawn raid into the village of Asira al-Shamaliya in northwestern Nablus on Tuesday.

Security sources told Ma'an that Israeli forces raided a number of homes in the village and arrested Alaa Ali, 22, Alaa Hamid, 23, and Qais Jawabra, 22, before withdrawing from the village.

An Israeli army spokeswoman said she was looking into the incident.

Two other Palestinians were detained from Asira al-Shamaliya earlier this month.

The majority of the village's population live in land classified Area A and B under the Oslo Accords, nominally giving the Palestinian Authority full civil and military control.

However, Israelis regularly raid the village and arrest its residents. A large Israeli military base lies in the village's southern lands.

Israeli forces routinely detain Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, usually on the pretext of security questioning.

Prisoner rights group Addameer has estimated that around 40 percent of the male Palestinian population has been detained by Israeli forces.