QALQILIYA (Ma’an) -- The Palestinian military liaison in Qalqliya secured the release of a 14-year-old after Israeli forces detained him near the West Bank town, security officials said.

The family of the boy, Anas Tabib, said he was taken to an investigation center in Ariel settlement after claiming he was carrying a sharp object.

After a file was opened with the Palestinian liaison, however, the boy was freed, they said.