Israeli forces arrested four Palestinians in the town of Dura, south of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, the Wafa news agency reports. Among those detained was a man released days ago after spending 10 years in Israeli custody, Al Jazeera reports.

Troops also arrested two men in the city of Nablus, while another man was detained in the town of Biddu, near occupied East Jerusalem.

Israeli soldiers stationed at the Meitar military checkpoint near the town of ad-Dhahiriya, south of Hebron, severely beat one young man, Wafa news agency reported.

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