Two Palestinians arrested in occupied Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers detained on Monday two Palestinians in the Old City of occupied Jerusalem, the Palestinian news agency Wafa reported citing local sources.
It said they were a woman and a minor, who were arrested in Bab al-Khalil area.
Separately, another 28 Palestinians were detained by Israeli forces as they conducted several raids in the occupied in the early hours of Monday, including the cities of Ramallah, Bethlehem and Hebron.
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