HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — A father from Meriden claimed his wife and son have been detained in Israel and are not being allowed to fly out of the West Bank, even though they are American citizens.

Mahar Abdeighani said his wife Intifada and 14-year-old son Musa were detained by Israeli police despite having U.S. passports because they are Palestinian. They were in the West Bank visiting family.

Abdeighani said his son was at the airport when his passport was taken by police, and has video of the incident. He said his wife and son were interrogated for 13 hours, and his wife was strip-searched.

"To be searched over eight times, after that he told her even though we have searched you, we need to undress you and go into a room and we need to do a full search,” Abdeighani said. “She walks in

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