Israeli forces on Wednesday detained the son of a prominent Palestinian uprising leader, Marwan Barghouti, who has been in an Israeli prison for 20 months, the family's lawyer and relatives said.
Qassam Barghouti, 19, was arrested as he crossed into the West Bank from Jordan, his brother, Sharaf Barghouti, said, according to The AP.
The Israelis threatened Barghouti many times they would arrest his sons, Sharaf said, adding that the arrest is "just to put pressure on my father."
Israeli officials have informed the family that Qassam Barghouti is being held in the Ofer prison near the West Bank city of Ramallah, where the family lives, Sharaf Barghouti said.
The family's lawyer, Jawad Boulus, said the Israelis had not informed him of any charges against Qassam Barghouti. The teenager was returning to the West Bank from Egypt, where he is a political science student at Cairo University.
Meanwhile, in the West Bank city of Nablus a Palestinian was killed from a blast in his car. Palestinian sources said the man was known as a Hamas activist. Two other Palestinians were wounded in this incident. The Israeli army has carried out a series of raids around Nablus in recent days, calling the city a center of "terrorist" activity. (Albawaba.com)
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