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Israeli forces detain five in West bank, 535 since US Jerusalem decision

 

RAMALLAH, December 24, 2017 (WAFA) – Israeli forces Sunday detained five Palestinians, including a school girl, from multiple West Bank areas, bringing the total number of Palestinians detained since US President Donald Trump’s decision on Jerusalem, to 535.

Two Palestinians, including a school girl, were detained in the Hebron area. Two brothers were detained in Jerusalem, in addition to a youth in Ramallah’s al-Jalazoun refugee camp.

According to the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) at least 535 Palestinians, including 163 minors, 12 females, and three injured, have been detained during protests against US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and move the embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

T.R./M.H.

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