RAMALLAH, January 18, 2018 (WAFA) – Israeli security forces continued on Thursday their pursuit and detention of minors in East Jerusalem for allegedly throwing rocks at Israeli police or settlers in their neighborhoods.

The Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) said Israeli security detained six Palestinians from East Jerusalem who included three minors, two of them aged 14 and the third 15.

The PPS said also that Israeli army early morning operations in the West Bank ended with the detention of seven people from the Ramallah area, in addition to two each from Hebron district and Jenin, and one each from Qalqilia and Jericho, bringing the total detained in Jerusalem and the West Bank to 19.

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