BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) -- Israeli forces detained a man and his four sons in Beit Sakarya village south of Bethlehem, locals said.

Soldiers took Mohammad Mahmoud Abu Soai and his four sons to the Etzion detention center, they said.

An Israeli military spokeswoman was not familiar with the arrests but confirmed four people were detained in other areas.

They were from Qalqiliya, Nablus and two from Hebron, she said.

Meanwhile she said Palestinians hurled rocks at an Israeli vehicle near the Huwara area south of Nablus. The bus suffered damage and soldiers searched the area, she said.