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JERUSALEM (Ma'an) -- Israeli forces early Thursday detained a Palestinian woman and issued summonses to two others after raiding their homes in the occupied East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan, locals told Ma'an.

Israeli special forces and intelligence officers raided the house of Ekram Ghazawi, 50, in the al-Thawri neighborhood of Silwan in occupied East Jerusalem and detained her before they transfer her to al-Qashla police station in the Old City of Jerusalem.

Israeli troops also issued summonses to Samah Ghazawi and Jihad Ghawazi after raiding and ransacking their homes in the Ras al-Amoud neighborhood of Silwan.

Israeli forces routinely detain Palestinians throughout the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, often on the pretext of perceived security threats.

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reported in August that Israeli forces have so far this year carried out a weekly average of 79 search and arrest operations across the occupied Palestinian territory.