RAMALLAH, February 19, 2017 (WAFA) – Israeli forces Sunday detained ten Palestinians from several cities in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, according to local sources.

WAFA correspondent said Israeli forces, stationed at the entrance of al-Fahs road, detained a Palestinian truck driver from the city of Hebron in the occupied West Bank after Israeli soldiers claimed he tried to carry out a run-over attack. The man’s identity remains unknown.

Israeli forces also detained three from the town of Beit Fjjar, south of Bethlehem, making the total number of detainees from that town up to 50 since 2017.

Soldiers also detained three, including a minor, from the town of Silwan in Ramallah.

Meanwhile, Israeli police detained two Palestinians from the town of Hizma, north of East Jerusalem and another from the neighborhood of Jabal al-Mukkaber in East Jerusalem after raiding their homes.

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