RAMALLAH, September 19, 2017 (WAFA) – Israeli forces Tuesday detained 16 Palestinians during raids in several areas in the West Bank, according to the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS).

It said in a statement that Israeli forces detained four Palestinians from Hebron, two from Qalqilya, and other two from Nablus.

Meanwhile, two people from Bethlehem were detained, two more from Salfit, three from Jenin and one from Tubas.

According to statistics by Prisoners Support and Human Rights Association, the total number of Palestinian political prisoners in Israeli prisons is 6,297 as of August 2017 with 465 of them being administrative detainees, 300 minors and 65 females.

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