HEBRON (Ma'an) -- Israeli forces on Tuesday detained a 10-year-old boy for several hours in Hebron, Palestinian officials said.

Muhammad Amer Burqan was detained for two-and-a-half hours in Hebron's Old City, officials at the Palestinian liaison department told Ma'an.

They said they contacted Israeli liaison officials several times before the boy was released.

A spokesman for Israel's border police could not be reached for comment.