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HEBRON (Ma'an) -- Israeli forces detained a Palestinian youth at a Ramallah-area checkpoint on Thursday after stopping and searching his vehicle, a local popular committee spokesperson said.

Muhammad Ahmad Nimr Hamadallah Abu Maria, 20, was detained at the Jaba checkpoint after Israeli forces stopped his vehicle while he was traveling with his father and brother.

He was handcuffed and taken to an unknown destination.

Israeli forces detained 26 Palestinians throughout the occupied West Bank overnight Wednesday amid an ongoing crackdown by Israeli authorities in the occupied Palestinian territory.

An Israeli army spokesperson told Ma'an that all 26 were detained for "illegal activity."