[Iran Press TV Latest] Israeli soldiers detained two Palestinian youths in an industrial area located near the Erez Crossing, west of Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip, but later released one.
The soldiers illegally penetrated approximately 350 meters into northern Gaza while Palestinian workers were trying to remove the rubble of the industrial area that was shelled by the army during last winter's assault on Gaza.
They detained Mahmoud Jamil al-Yaziji, 16, and Mohammad Hatim al-Kafarna, 17.
Al-Kafarna was released several hours later, while al-Yaziji was moved to the al-Majdal prison and is currently under interrogation, a lawyer working with the Al-Mezan Center for Human Rights said on Monday.
The lawyer added that the Israeli District Court has extended al-Yaziji's remand until December 18.
The Al-Mezan Center also criticized Israel for continuing to commit human rights violations against the residents of the Gaza Strip and called on the Zionist regime to release all detained children.
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