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Group: Israel detains 6 in West Bank; 100 total since Sunday

RAMALLAH, January 5, 2017 (WAFA) – Israeli forces detained six Palestinians during overnight raids in the West Bank, the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) said on Thursday, bringing the total detained since Sunday to 100.

It said three people from Tubas were detained, two of them former prisoners.

Forces also detained two Palestinians from the district of Hebron, one from the village of Kufr Qaddoum in Qalqilya and one from Bethlehem.

The PPS noted that Israel has detained at least 100 Palestinians since the start of this year, including three women and 18 minors.

K.T./M.K.

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