Israeli forces detain Palestinian youth at Huwwara checkpoint

NABLUS (Ma’an) — Israeli forces on Saturday detained a young man from the Huwwara checkpoint south of Nablus, locals said.

Local sources told Ma’an that Israeli forces detained Khaled Jamal Hamdan, 18, as he was passing through the checkpoint in the northern West Bank.

Eyewitnesses said that he was transferred to the Huwwara military camp south of Nablus.

An Israeli military spokeswoman did not have any information regarding the incident.

(Source / 15.03.2014)