Israeli police raided two Palestinian bookstores in occupied east Jerusalem on Sunday, confiscating books and arresting one of the owners and his nephew, according to their family members. CCTV footage shared by the owners,

Israeli police have raided a long-established Palestinian-owned bookstore in east Jerusalem, detaining the owners and confiscating books about the decades-long conflict.

The release of the bookshop owners comes after global calls for them to be freed and condemnation of the raid, which saw many books seized.

In raiding the Educational Bookshop, police targeted a high-profiled location known to visitors from across the globe. It is a common stop on the itineraries of American Jewish groups visiting east Jerusalem, and sells coffee along with its stacks of literature.

The police said the stores were selling books that supported terrorism and that two members of the family who owned the business had been arrested. A lawyer said their detention was “political” rather than legal.

Israeli police have raided a well-known Palestinian bookshop in East Jerusalem, accusing its owners of selling books that incited terrorism, including a children's colouring book entitled "From the Jordan to the Sea".

Israeli authorities are cracking down on what they see as incitement.

An application to further detain them under house arrest and ban them from their Educational Bookshop stores was also made by police, Mr Odeh said. The men run three bookshops which are popular with tourists,