Israeli forces detain Palestinian youth 'carrying knife'

Published yesterday (updated) 02/08/2009 12:56

Tubas – Ma’an – Israeli forces detained a young Palestinian man at Al-Hamra checkpoint east of Tubas in the northern West Bank on Saturday, claiming he was carrying a knife.

According to members of his family, 16-year-old Muhannad Daraghma was detained by Israeli forces as he attempted to cross the checkpoint. He was taken for interrogation.