Israeli police detain Cork activist, 70, in the West Bank

Máire ní Mhurchú was arrested in Khalet al-Daba'a, a small Palestinian village which was largely demolished by Israeli forces in early May. Photo provided by Hannah McCarthy

An Irish woman has been detained by Israel in the West Bank, according to an activist group.

Máire ní Mhurchú, known as D Murphy, (aged 70) was detained by Israeli police on Saturday in Masafer Yatta in the occupied West Bank, according to the International Solidarity Movement, the Palestinian anti-occupation group which the Irish woman has been volunteering with since May.