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RAMALLAH (Ma'an) -- Israeli forces detained at least seven Palestinians, including minors, across the occupied West Bank district.

According to Palestine Prisoner’s Society (PPS), Israeli forces detained a 17-year-old Palestinian in the southern West Bank district of Hebron. He was identified as Amer Nadmi al-Ajlouni.

In the southern West Bank district of Bethlehem, Israeli forces raided and searched the home of Palestinian prisoner, Adi Salem, in addition to interrogating his family members for hours.

In the central West Bank district of Jerusalem, three Palestinians were detained. PPS identified as Mahmoud Ghaleb Salah al-Din, 16, Muhammad Abed al-Hamid al-Khatib, 16, and Ahmad Abu Ghannam.

In the northern West Bank district of Jenin, PPS said another three Palestinians were detained. They were identified as Yazan Hamarsha, Nadim Tarkaman, and Mutein Dabaya.

According to prisoners rights group Addameer, there are 5,440 Palestinian prisoners being held in Israeli prisons, including 209 minors, 46 of whom under 16 years old.

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