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JERUSALEM (Ma'an) -- Israeli forces detained four Palestinians from occupied East Jerusalem in raids across the city on Monday.

A lawyer for prisoners' rights group Addameer, Muhammad Mahmoud, said Israeli forces had detained Amer al-Abbasi, Khalil Odeh, Muhammad al-Jaabari and Udayy Khuweis, adding that they had been transferred to the Russian Compound police station for interrogation.

Israeli forces also reportedly detained 15-year-old Muhammad Jabr al-Abbasi while he was heading to school early Monday.

An Israeli police spokesman was unable to confirm the arrests.
Occupied East Jerusalem has been tense for months, particularly due to Israel's ongoing policy of settlement expansion.

In the second half of 2014, the Association for Civil Rights in Israel reported that over 1,184 Palestinians were detained in occupied East Jerusalem, including 406 children, with indictments submitted against 338 of those arrested.