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Illustrative: Checkpoint near Ibrahimi Mosque
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HEBRON- (Ma’an) -- Israeli forces detained a young Palestinian woman on Monday at a checkpoint near the Ibrahimi Mosque in the Old City of Hebron in the southern occupied West Bank.

Locals told Ma'an reporter that Israeli forces stationed outside the Ibrahimi Mosque detained Ayat Nabeel al-Rajabi, who was taken to a nearby Israeli police center.

The reasons behind the arrest are still unknown.

An Israeli army spokesperson told Ma'an they were looking into reports.