3 Palestinians Detained from Bethlehem, Jerusalem

Israeli forces Tuesday afternoon detained three Palestinians from Bethlehem and Jerusalem districts, said security sources and a detainee’s son.

Forces stationed near al-Fureidis village, southeast of Bethlehem, detained two Palestinian after ordering them to step out of a vehicle.

The detainees were identified as Baraa’ Salah, 20, and his brother, Ja'far, 21, from Tuqu' village, east of the city.

To the north of Bethlehem, in Jerusalem city, Israeli police detained Anwar al-Qaq after storming and ransacking his house in the Silwan neighborhood of Ras al-'Amud, south of Al-Aqsa Mosque compound.

Anwar’s son, Sa'id, said that large police forces stormed and provocatively searched the house and seized a computer belonging to his father.

This came after forces detained 17 Palestinians, including two minors from the West Bank and Gaza.

This brought the total number of Palestinians detained Tuesday to 20.

Source : WAFA