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GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- Israeli forces on Sunday detained a Palestinian man at the Erez crossing as he was attempting to leave the Gaza Strip for medical treatment in the occupied West Bank, locals said.
The man, identified as 30-year-old Ahmad Abed Rabbo from Jabalia in northern Gaza, was stopped by Israeli soldiers at the border crossing and taken into custody.

He was reportedly travelling with his sister, who was detained for several hours, before being released on the Gazan side of the border.

Erez is the only land crossing between Gaza and Israel, although travel is heavily restricted by Israeli authorities as part of a crippling blockade on the coastal enclave in place since 2007.