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Thursday, June 24, 2010

Israeli army detains 4 Nablus teenagers

Ma'an - Israeli forces detained four Palestinian teenagers from Nablus and transferred them to the Huwwara detention center for questioning, the lawyer representing them from the Prisoners' Society said Wednesday.

After questioning, their detention was extended under the pretext of further investigation, the lawyer said.

The four seized were identified by the society as:

- Tareq Fathi Abu Ghiush, 16, from Nablus city;
- Ziad Ahmad Al-Basha, 17, from Al-Quds Street in the district;
- Imad Izz Al-Halawa, 16, from the Old City of Nablus;
- Naji Kayed Naji, 16, from the Al-Yasmina neighborhood in Nablus.

An Israeli military spokesman said he would look into the report.