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Thursday, September 3, 2009

Young boy detained in overnight Israeli raid

Ma'an
Israeli forces seized two residents of Qalqiliya and Nablus and took them to undisclosed location on Tuesday, according to Palestinian police report obtained by Ma'an.

Over the past 12 hours, soldiers overran Quseen village, southwest of Nablus, and detained 13-year-old Muhammad Ghassan Yadek there. The other resident reportedly seized from Qalqiliya was not immediately identified.

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