BETHLEHEM, October 2, 2016 (WAFA) – Israeli forces Sunday detained three Palestinians, including two minors, as well as summoned two others from the Jerusalem area for questioning, according to the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) and security sources.

Forces detained three Palestinians, including two minors aged 17, after raiding and searching their homes in the Bethlehem area.

Meanwhile, Israeli police summoned two Palestinian siblings, including a female, to appear before the Israeli intelligence for interrogation. The two were handed an order banning them from entering al-Aqsa mosque mosque compound for 15 consecutive days.

In the meantime, Israeli police at dawn carried out a large-scale detention campaign in the Jerusalem area, detaining at least 18 Palestinians before releasing them after handing them a 15-day ban from entering al-Aqsa Mosque compound, the third holiest Islamic site in Islam.

This ban came concurrently with the beginning of the Jewish holiday season.

T.R.